Lesotho’s High GBV Rate Unacceptable – MP

–requires concerted action to address

THE fact that 86 percent percent of Basotho women and girls have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), underscores that it has become a systemic problem disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable population segments and requiring effective interventions to halt.

The alarming reality of GBV illustrates that Lesotho is seriously lagging in efforts to combat the scourge, according to parliament’s Social Cluster Portfolio Committee chairperson, Mokhothu…