clearer picture of the extent of statelessness and access to nationality in the
country.
IV.
Ensure that all national laws, regulations and policies are in line with Lesotho’s
obligations under international law and its Constitution, to ensure the right of
every child to acquire a nationality, and prevent childhood statelessness.
V.
Prevent discrimination against children who are particularly vulnerable to
statelessness due to their circumstances or discriminatory legal provisions, in
particular, foundlings, children whose births have not been registered,
children of Lesotho citizens married abroad and children of Lesotho mothers
and foreign or stateless fathers.
VI.
Ensure that all foundlings or abandoned children found on territory are
protected and that their right to acquire Lesotho nationality is guaranteed, in
compliance with Article 7 CRC, SDG 16.9 and the 1961 Convention on the
Reduction of Statelessness.
VII.
Establish a statelessness determination procedure and domesticate a legal
framework for the protection of stateless persons, in line with the 1954
Convention, and in order to ensure that stateless persons enjoy their human
right.
VIII.
Amend section 10 of the Citizenship Order which requires a stateless person
be 18 years old and have legal status in Lesotho before making an application
for nationality, and ensure that all stateless children, regardless of legal
status, can apply for citizenship without discrimination.
IX.
Ensure that all Lesotho citizens who were themselves born abroad can pass
on their Lesotho nationality to their children born abroad.
X.
Amend its nationality legislation and remove discriminatory provisions which
allow Lesotho men to pass on their nationality to their spouses while Lesotho
women cannot.
XI.
Consider amending discriminatory provisions and administrative regulations
relating to family, marriage, divorce and share of marital property, with the
aim to eliminating discrimination against women.
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