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EU condemns high prevalence of violence

The European Union (EU) has expressed deep concern over the high prevalence of gender-based and domestic violence in Lesotho. To this end, the organisation...

Lesotho to launch 16 Days of activism against GBV campaign

The Ministry of Gender, Youth, and Social Development will launch the 2025 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on November...

UN takes stock on anti-GBV fight progress

The United Nations in Lesotho and the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) Africa will host a sub-regional gender-based violence (GBV) stock-take dialogue tomorrow. The meeting will bring together resident coordinators...

Parliamentarians take stand against GBV

Lesotho parliamentary women’s caucus today held a meeting on prevention of violence and the oversight role of Parliament. The symposium was attended...

Shelter services expand across Lesotho

Shelter services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) are expanding across Lesotho, as part of efforts to tackle ongoing...

Breaking the silence on disability and GBV

Women and girls with disabilities in Lesotho face unique and compounded challenges that significantly increase their vulnerability to gender-based...

Motete child ‘brides’ in crosshairs of abuse

In the isolated community of Motete in Botha Bothe, girls’ dreams of education and self-sufficiency are being shattered by...

Foundation empowers GBV, bullying victims

Determined not be held back by her experience with bullying back in high school, Makhala Thekiso from Peka brushed...

GBV continues to rear its ugly head

By Seleoe Nonyane A 29-year old woman found herself lying on a hospital bed after a suicide attempt due to...

Help needed for abuse survivors

By ‘Majirata Latela The ministry of gender, youth, sport and recreation has made an impassioned plea to the private sector...

Domestic violence Bill gets the nod

By Poloko Mokhele The National Assembly this week finally passed the Counter Domestic Violence Bill 2021, a move seen as...

Tampane bemoans GBV, killings

By Poloko Mokhele The minister of gender, youth, sports and recreation Likeleli Tampane has expressed concern at the escalation of...