Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Lebanon's 128-seat parliament voted Tuesday to abolish capital punishment and replace it with hard labour.
OriginalSourceAP NewsUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityPublished12:28 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceAP NewsUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityPublished12:28 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote - AP News”
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in parliament vote - AP News
Key points
- Lebanon's parliament voted to abolish the death penalty in a landmark decision.
- The country will replace sentences with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor.
- Lebanon has maintained an unofficial moratorium on executions since January 2004.
- Rights groups praise the move; Hezbollah bloc opposes it in parliament.
- Details on enforcement of 'aggravated hard labor' remain unclear amid resource constraints.
Other reports
- SourceSouth China Morning PostHong KongLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at South China Morning PostSourceSouth China Morning PostHong KongLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at South China Morning Post
“Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish death penalty”
- SourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al JazeeraSourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al Jazeera
“Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so”
- SourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBCSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBC
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Lebanon's 128-seat parliament voted Tuesday to abolish capital punishment and replace it with hard labour.