In a Valentine’s Day gift to the women of Lesotho, that country’s High Court has found it was illegal and invalid for the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) to demand that women soldiers do not become pregnant during their first five years in uniform – on pain of dismissal.
The court’s decision, handed down on 14 February, concerned three women who became pregnant during the first few years after their initial training, thereby infringing special standing orders issued in 2014. All three were sacked but challenged their dismissal in court.
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