 The security forces in Ecuador say they've reached 49 people who were kidnapped by the Los Lobos criminal gang, which is involved in drug trafficking, extortion and illegal mining activities. Five bodies were found at the site. Two people were arrested. MPs in South Sudan have voted to retain a law which rights groups say will embolden the country's security agency, which is regularly accused of carrying out abuses. Human Rights Watch describes the National Security Service as the government's preferred tool of repression.