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   Land tenure, housing rights and gender

   Lesotho: Law, land tenure and gender review: Southern Africa

   Reports & Research

   December, 2005

   Lesotho

   Land & Gender

   Land & Investments

   gender equity

   land law

   land policies

   community land rights

   women

   This document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various types of land in the country and the relevant constitutional provisions laws and policies. The chapter also examines housing rights and accessibility of services.

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   Rights and Reality, Are Women's Equal Rights to Land, Housing and Property Implemented in East Africa?

   Reports & Research

   September, 2002

   Eastern Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Southern Africa

   Land & Gender

   equal rights

   land

   land rights

   property

   women

   Are women's equal rights to land, housing and property implemented in East Africa? How are land rights translated into national legislation in the Region? This books explores land, housing and property rights in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, and looks at how relevant international treaties are transformed into national legislation and policies in these three countries. A detailed analysis of constitutions and laws on land, housing, inheritance, marriage and divorce laws is also offered.