1.   Mostly, though, those pledges amount to supporting the construction of affordable housing and toughening punishments for landlords who harass tenants.

2.   U.S. officials have long pressured Colombia to toughen its punishment for drug criminals.

3.   Other draft legislation would toughen punishments for mistreatment of detainees and illegal use of force, Bonev said.

4.   Participants at the human rights conference called on officials to amend legislation to include specific charges for trafficking and toughen punishments.

5.   It increases the number of crimes considered terrorist acts and toughens the punishment for committing them.

6.   The measure also increases the number of crimes considered terrorist acts and toughens the punishments for committing them.

7.   The Estonian government moved Tuesday to toughen punishments for drug-related crimes in order to control the surge in drug abuse.