Day 334
December 19, 2025
4 documented events
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation to Torture
UN Special Rapporteur submission on third-country deportations
Human Rights Watch submits evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants documenting the pattern of abuses resulting from US third-country deportation agreements across Africa.
From: Secret Cameroon Deportation Agreement and Torture of Deportees
- Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War
Operation Hawkeye Strike: Massive US Bombing Campaign in Syria
Beginning December 19, 2025, the US launched Operation Hawkeye Strike — a massive retaliatory bombing campaign across Syria following the killing of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter near Palmyra. Over 100 munitions were dropped on 70+ targets in the first wave alone, with follow-up strikes continuing into February 2026. Airwars and other monitors have documented civilian casualties.
From: Operation Hawkeye Strike: Massive US Bombing Campaign in Syria
- Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War
Washington Post reports on the reversal
The Washington Post publishes details of the previously unreported Hegseth memo, triggering condemnation from Amnesty International, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and members of Congress.
From: Hegseth Reverses US Landmine Ban, Rescinds $5B+ Humanitarian Demining Program
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing
DOJ misses legal deadline, releases heavily redacted first batch
The DOJ releases a first batch of files past the 30-day deadline. Many documents contain extensive redactions, with hundreds of pages entirely blacked out. Critics say the names of powerful individuals and potential predators have been deliberately obscured.
From: Epstein Files: DOJ Withholds Evidence, UN Experts Warn of Crimes Against Humanity