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At least 175 people have been kidnapped for ransom during 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said on December 16. Former and current members of armed groups appear responsible for many of the kidnappings.

Jordanian authorities on December 16, 2015, detained and said they will deport about 800 Sudanese asylum seekers back to Sudan. The vast majority of Sudanese in Jordan come from the Darfur region and fled to Jordan to escape ongoing conflict there.

The Mo Chit bus station in Bangkok, Thailand, which is an active hub for human traffickers.

It was the middle of class when armed men burst into a school one morning in December 2013 in the town of Rubkona, in South Sudan’s Unity State. Pointing their weapons at bewildered pupils, the men forced scores of teenage boys to climb into military trucks that had pulled up outside. Across town, in another Rubkona school, similar scenes were unfolding. There was no time for the boys to object, or to say goodbye to their families.

Thai authorities should immediately provide necessary medical treatment to Thanet Anantawong, a critic of Thailand’s junta who was arrested in his sickbed and has been held in military custody since December 13, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on December 15. The authorities have accused him of committing sedition and computer crimes for sharing Facebook commentary about army corruption scandals.

The 2015 International Conference of Chief Justices of the World is a key event in the profession of the Laws internationally. The conference takes place in Lucknow, India annually.

During the World Unity March, the opening parade of the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World, justices and young volunteers from around the world express their warm support by holding banners with the logo of the Movement of An Era of Conscience of them.

The European Union should press for concrete and measurable improvements on human rights at its upcoming bilateral dialogue with Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said on December 13. Essential reforms include ending politically motivated trials and convictions, the release of political prisoners, guarantees on freedom of association and labor rights, and religious freedom. The outcome of the dialogue in Hanoi on December 15, 2015, should be made public.

Australia’s parliament should substantially revise a new counterterrorism law empowering authorities to revoke Australian citizenship from dual nationals – including children – without adequate legal safeguards. The Allegiance to Australia Act (“Allegiance Act”) was passed by parliament on December 3, 2015, and will take effect with the assent of the governor-general.

Houthi authorities in Yemen have closed several dozen nongovernmental organizations and arbitrarily detained numerous activists since taking over the capital, Sanaa, in late 2014. Human Rights Watch interviewed activists with four Sanaa-based organizations that the Houthis closed down in April 2015, apparently because of their links to the Islah political party, which is opposed to the Houthis.