黎巴嫩议会周二投票通过废除死刑的立法[1]，使黎巴嫩成为中东地区首个正式废除死刑的国家[1]。议会128个席位中多数投票支持该措施[1]，虽然真主党议员集团投票反对[1]。根据新法律，死刑将被终身监禁加强制劳动所替代[1]。该措施已获内阁支持，现等待总统约瑟夫·奥恩签署[1]。
黎巴嫩自2004年1月以来未执行过死刑[1]。权利组织估计超过78人目前在死刑犯名单上[1]。民间社会组织和律师进行了近30年的废除死刑运动[1]。黎巴嫩民间权利协会联合创始人欧拉吉特·优南表示："我们不能用犯罪解决犯罪，也不能用暴力终结暴力"[1]。
Lebanon's parliament has voted to abolish capital punishment, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally eliminate the death penalty through legislation [1]. The measure passed with majority support among the 128-seat parliament, though Hezbollah lawmakers voted against it [1]. The legislation has already received cabinet backing and now awaits signature from President Joseph Aoun [1].
Under the new law, death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment accompanied by forced labor [1]. The country currently has more than 78 individuals on death row [1]. Despite this formal abolition, Lebanon has not carried out any executions since January 2004, with death sentences requiring the joint signature of the president, prime minister, and justice minister—an order that has not been issued since that date [1].
The legislative action represents the culmination of nearly three decades of advocacy by civil society organizations and legal professionals [1]. Oragit Younan, co-founder of the Lebanese Civil Rights Association, expressed the sentiment behind the movement, stating that "we cannot solve crime with crime, nor can we end violence with violence" [1].