Lebanon's parliament voted Tuesday to abolish capital punishment, becoming the first Middle Eastern and Arab nation to do so. Lawmakers replaced death sentences with life imprisonment plus hard labor, with Justice Minister Adel Nassar calling it a "historic step." The 128-member legislature voted overwhelmingly in favor, though Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc opposed the measure. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk welcomed the abolition.
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