Lebanon on Tuesday became the first Middle East country to formally abolish the death penalty. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004.

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, formally ending capital punishment in the country and making it the first nation in the Middle East to take such a…

País não executa nenhum condenado desde 2004, mas punição seguia prevista na legislação

Moratorium on executions had already been in place for 22 years

The move comes as parliament debates a controversial general amnesty law amid overcrowded prisions