Lesotho: Court Setback for Lesotho Highlands Dam Compensation Claims

Court rejects constitutional challenge, but thousands of villagers and businesses can still pursue claims through the High Court

• Lesotho’s Constitutional Court has ruled that thousands of people seeking compensation over the Lesotho Highlands Water Project used the wrong legal process.
• The court did not decide whether affected communities are owed compensation, finding instead that those claims should be pursued under ordinary legislation, and not as a constitutional challenge.
• More than 3,000…