1.   But the agreement has been criticized by human rights groups as too lenient to those responsible for some of the worst atrocities seen in Africa.

2.   While all countries tend to be more lenient to criminals when they are youngsters, Japan has been particularly sympathetic to child offenders.

3.   Tanzanian courts have in the past been accused of being too lenient to males convicted of rape.

4.   They said the treaty was too lenient to U.S. soldiers involved in criminal cases.

5.   He admitted trying to influence another referee to be lenient to the Singapore team when it played the Malaysian state of Johore earlier this year.