Lesotho
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional parliamentary monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- April 2, 1993
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English law, Roman law, and Dutch law; legislative acts reviewed by the High Court and Court of Appeal
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- High Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrates' Court, courts based on traditional practices
RELIGIONS
80% Christians, 20% indigenous beliefs
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2002LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
- DECEMBER 4, 2001LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Lesotho's proposed legislation to provide for the death...
Lesotho's proposed legislation to provide for the death sentence on men who rape knowing they are infected with Aids was published in the capital Maseru
- JANUARY 1, 2001LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the...
Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) facing charges of mutiny went on trial
- JANUARY 1, 2000LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
- DECEMBER 22, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American...
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American musician Val Pringle's memorial service near Maseru applauded Lesotho Foreign Minister Tom Thabane when he said Pringle's killers would hang
- DECEMBER 10, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, as the mutiny trial in which 38 Lesotho...
On December 10, as the mutiny trial in which 38 Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) members face possible death penalty ticked closer to an end, the fiftieth accused, Private Mochema Mochema unwaveringly rejected part of the prosecution evidence as he testified i
- JULY 14, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On July 14, the United Nations Resident Coordinator...
On July 14, the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Lesotho Edward Omotoso promised the wives of the 42 detained military officers charged with mutiny by the Court Martial to pass their petition to all relevant offices of the United Nations' systems
- JANUARY 1, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes