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Despite two judges’ clearly worded decisions in his favour, Mr Mata still languishes inside one of the toughest prisons in the world: El Salvador’s notorious Cecot, a super-max facility for the “confinement of terrorists”.

But while federal legislation languishes, some states can do more.

India may be the fifth largest global economy at an aggregate level, but on a per person basis, it still languishes at the 140th rank.

California lawmakers are weighing a pitch from the White House for states to toughen gun storage rules as legislation languishes in Congress.

Now, thanks to a profound economic crisis, it languishes in around 70th place, according to the latest figures from the World Bank.