Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s first 100 days in office have fallen far short in tackling the deeply entrenched culture of impunity for past human rights violations, Amnesty International said today.

After more than three months of his premiership, there is no clear progress in a series of cases involving killings by Lesotho’s security forces and the attempted murder of a journalist in the country.

“Prime Minister Thabane’s government has missed an opportunity in these 100 days to demonstrate a clear break from the past to ensure accountability for past human rights violations,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa. Continue reading ???Lesotho: Prime Minister’s first 100 days fails to tackle past human rights violations →