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Lebanon resumes executions after 20 years
The Lebanese Parliament has officially decided to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment, marking the first such decision in the region. Lebanon has not carried out executions since 2004, but the penalty remained in legal texts and could have been applied by the judiciary in cases of murder, terrorism, and espionage. The parliament approved the abolition of the penalty in a move considered historic by the Minister of Justice, who viewed it as reflecting a commitment to the right to life. This decision comes in response to United Nations recommendations and international commitments, and it enhances human rights while removing an obstacle to extraditing wanted individuals to Lebanon. Human rights and international organizations welcomed the decision and aimed to ensure its full implementation by ratifying related international treaties.
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