As Lebanon abolishes death penalty, these Arab countries still allow executions
Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, becoming only the second member of the Arab League, after Djibouti, to eliminate capital punishment. The move puts a spotlight on the countries across the Arab world that still impose death sentences. The Lebanese parliament voted on Tuesday to remove the death penalty from law, replacing it with life in prison combined with aggravated hard labour.…
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