Lebanon’s parliament has abolished the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor after an unofficial halt to executions since 2004. The vote makes Lebanon the first Arab country to end capital punishment.
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Le Liban abolit la peine de mort après 20 ans de moratoire

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Le Parlement libanais a aboli la peine de mort et l’a remplacée par la prison à vie avec travaux forcés aggravés, après un moratoire non officiel depuis 2004. Le Liban devient le premier pays arabe à mettre fin à la peine capitale, même si l’application de la nouvelle peine reste floue.

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