Day 136

June 4, 2025

6 incidents

  1. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    Expanded Travel Ban Targeting Up to 39 Countries, Predominantly Muslim and African Nations

    The Trump administration issued a series of travel bans in 2025 that expanded from the original first-term ban to cover people from up to 39 countries, predominantly Muslim-majority, African, and Southeast Asian nations. The initial June 2025 proclamation restricted entry from 12 countries and partially restricted 7 more. A December 2025 expansion added 7 additional countries including Syria and Palestine, with all restrictions taking effect January 1, 2026.

  2. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    Repeated US Vetoes of UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolutions

    In 2025, the US vetoed at least two UN Security Council resolutions demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza — in June and September — bringing the total vetoes on Gaza ceasefires to six. Each time, the US was the sole dissenting vote among all 15 council members. The September veto occurred at the council's 10,000th meeting, where famine and possible genocide in Gaza were discussed.

  3. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    CBO scores project 10.9 million uninsured

    The Congressional Budget Office releases its analysis of the House-passed bill, projecting that 10.9 million Americans will lose health insurance under its Medicaid and ACA provisions. SNAP cuts are scored at $295 billion over ten years.

    From: One Big Beautiful Bill: $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts and $295 Billion in SNAP Cuts

  4. International Crime (Rome Statute) Extrajudicial Killing

    HRW concludes strikes are apparent war crime

    Human Rights Watch publishes its investigation into the Ras Issa strikes, concluding they should be investigated as an apparent war crime given the port's civilian character and the disproportionate civilian casualties.

    From: US Strikes on Ras Issa Fuel Port Kill 84+ Civilians in Yemen

  5. International Crime (Rome Statute) Extrajudicial Killing

    Euro-Med Monitor calls for accountability

    Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor publishes its own assessment calling the strikes an unlawful use of force warranting immediate investigation and accountability.

    From: US Strikes on Ras Issa Fuel Port Kill 84+ Civilians in Yemen

  6. Serious Rights Violation Deportation to Torture

    CCR files FOIA lawsuit for detention information

    Center for Constitutional Rights sues the Trump administration to compel release of information about conditions and policies at the Guantanamo immigrant detention facility.

    From: Guantanamo Bay Immigrant Detention: Solitary Confinement and Ill-Treatment