Concern grows over Algeria's plans to end moratorium on death penalty
- Algeria is moving towards ending its 33-year moratorium on executions, with proposed changes to the penal code now before the country's parliament.
- The new measures would provide for the death penalty for those convicted of abuses against children and arson.
- Human rights organisations have signed a petition against the move, saying it will not act as a deterrent.
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- Algeria is moving towards ending its 33-year moratorium on executions, with proposed changes to the penal code now before the country's parliament.
- The new measures would provide for the death penalty for those convicted of abuses against children and arson.
- Human rights organisations have signed a petition against the move, saying it will not act as a deterrent.
Sources: RFI