Lesotho: Soldier Challenges Law Outlawing Famo Gangs

THE Internal Security (Declaration of Unlawful Organisation), Notice No. 40 of 2024, which criminalises famo groups, is being challenged in court by a soldier married to a member of the outlawed Terene group.

The female soldier, Lineo Kibinye, wants the law scrapped on the grounds that it is unconstitutional, arguing it violates Section 16 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of association.

This is the first time the Internal Security (Declaration of Unlawful Organisation), Notice No. 40…