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Concern grows over Algeria's plans to end moratorium on death penalty

Algeria is moving towards ending its 33-year moratorium on executions, with proposed changes to the penal code now before the country's parliament. The new measures would provide for the death penalty for those convicted of abuses against children and arson. Human rights organisations have signed a petition against the move, saying it will not act as a deterrent.

Concern grows over Algeria's plans to end moratorium on death penalty

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