Diana Eltahawy

Rule Changes

Her call for the Council of the Nation to reject the bill failed; the amendments took effect October 14

Algeria's death penalty for deliberate forest arson and for child abduction involving torture or sexual assault took effect after the amendments were published in the Official Gazette on October 14. Both chambers of parliament approved the changes, according to the Algerian Press Service. No execution has been carried out since 1993.

Updated Oct 20