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Albania's National Assembly ratified Protocol 6 of...

Albania's National Assembly ratified Protocol 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights which sees the end of capital punishment in the country

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Albania's National Assembly ratified Protocol 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights which sees the end of capital punishment in the country. Albania was duty-bound to ratify the protocol due to its adherence to the European Convention, the move comes as a follow up to the Albanian Constitutional Court's decision on December 10, 1999 to abolish the death penalty.
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  • (Sources: ATA English News Service, 13/07/2000)