The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to remove statues honouring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building, which displays statues selected by all 50 states.
The US has once again retained its position as the top country while, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany continue to be the top five countries respectively like previous year.
South Africa's top court handed the country's former president, Jacob Zuma, a 15-month jail term for "egregious" contempt of court after he refused to appear before graft investigators.
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