Lebanese parliament abolishes the death penalty

Lebanon's parliament passed a national law formally abolishing the death penalty. The law replaces it with life imprisonment of aggravated hard labor. The law has passed, but implementation details for the replacement punishment remain unclear. The country has had a de facto moratorium on executions since 2004, so the law's practical impact on executions may be limited.

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