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But NGOs and independent journalists accuse the government of widespread human rights abuses there, including torture and killings of civilians and non-existent democratic rights.

International rights groups and the United Nations had also expressed concern, with a spokesperson for the UN chief Antonio Guterres saying that "journalists should not be jailed for what they write, tweet, and say".

Additional rights for those who have been stalked include knowing the identity of online stalkers as soon as possible, the Home Office said.

As lawmakers introduced bills that tighten up abortion rights and further affirm California as the Trump antithesis, California leaders were more tempered in their messaging and put their focus on bipartisan pocketbook issues.

Human Rights Watch has said the state visit should not ignore Qatar's "troubling rights record".