Lebanon’s parliament commenced a legislative session on Wednesday to discuss and vote on several bills, including an amnesty law that could cover swathes of prisoners. Lebanon parliament to discuss sweeping amnesty bill More than 40 draft laws will be discussed and voted on in the two-day session, the most prominent being the abolition of the death penalty, which has not been carried out in years, and the amnesty. For years, parliament has been …
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Lebanon's parliament is debating a package of laws with the potential to change the lives of thousands of people, including abolishing the death penalty and a long-blocked amnesty law.