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Petra Bayr
Coverage of Petra Bayr in the Nexus archive.
- Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief
Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians could lead to the suspension of its observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, according to the body’s president, Petra Bayr. The Council requires member states and observers to abstain from capital punishment, a principle Israel’s law reportedly violates.