Amnesty International has called on Algeria to halt its plans to resume executions. The human rights group's appeal follows statements from President Tebboune, who urged the implementation of the death penalty for individuals who start wildfires. President Tebboune also stated that child abductors and child abusers should face execution.
The call to reinstate capital punishment comes after deadly wildfires swept through the northeastern region of the country last month.
Why It Matters
While Algerian courts still hand down death sentences, the country has maintained a moratorium on actual executions since 1993. Resuming capital punishment would represent a major reversal in Algeria's judicial policy and run counter to international human rights trends. Additionally, the Mediterranean region has experienced increasingly severe summer wildfires in recent years, intensifying political pressure on local governments to show decisive action in the face of public anger over environmental disasters.
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