The
Kingdom of Lesotho signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 4 December 1997 and ratified it
on 2 December 1998. The treaty entered into force for Lesotho on 1 June 1999.
Lesotho has not passed domestic implementing legislation, as the Internal
Security Act of 1984 is deemed adequate.
Lesotho submitted its first Article 7 transparency report on 17 August 2000,
which had been due on 27 November 1999. In this report, Lesotho officially
declares, that it does not use, produce, or have a stockpile of antipersonnel
mines. Lesotho is not mine-affected.
Lesotho has not submitted its annual updated Article 7 Reports, due on 30
April 2001 and 30 April 2002. A government official stated the delay was due to
the fact that “all government employees have been busy preparing for the
crucial general elections of 25 May
2002.”[1]
Lesotho did not participate in the Third Meeting of States Parties to the
Mine Ban Treaty in September 2001 in Managua, Nicaragua or the Mine Ban Treaty
intersessional Standing Committee meetings in January and May 2002 in Geneva.
Lesotho cosponsored and voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 56/24M
on 29 November 2001, promoting the Mine Ban Treaty.
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