Lesotho: Children’s Protection and Welfare Act No 7 of 2011
Published: 1/Jan/2011
Section 7 : A child has the right, from birth, to a decent name and to acquire a nationality.
Section 8: A child has a right to be registered within three months of birth whether born alive or still-born.
Section 9:
(1) Orphaned and vulnerable children shall have a right to registration.
(2) The Department responsible for registration of births and deaths shall maintain and administer a systematic and comprehensive data in
relation to all groups of orphaned and vulnerable children.
(3) Bureau of Statistics shall have access to date in relation to all groups of orphaned and vulnerable children.
Download: Lesotho Childrens Protection and Welfare Act 2011