Israels death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief

Not using capital punishment really a requirement for Council of Europes parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsraels observer status at the Council of Europes parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the countrys new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of some offences, the president of the body has said.Petra Bayr, an Austrian Social Democrat and president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Pace), said not using the death penalty was really a ...