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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Líbano elimina la pena de muerte tras 20 años sin ejecuciones

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El Parlamento de Líbano abolió la pena de muerte y la sustituyó por cadena perpetua con trabajos forzados agravados, tras una moratoria no oficial desde 2004. Es el primer país árabe en poner fin al castigo capital, aunque aún no está claro cómo se aplicará la nueva condena.

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