Donna Cline
@donnacline.bsky.social
International lawyer in 🇺🇦. I believe in human rights and the rule of law. Opinions all mine.
"If Duterte . . . can be arrested, it serves as a reminder to other populists that legal mechanisms can outlast their reigns. Justice may be slow, but it is not always absent. As the Martin Luther King, Jr. adage goes, the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Duterte’s Arrest, the ICC, and the Politics of Accountability
[Dr Nina Araneta-Alana (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU) under an ARC fellowship, where her research examines state engagement with and backlash against…
opiniojuris.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"If Duterte . . . can be arrested, it serves as a reminder to other populists that legal mechanisms can outlast their reigns. Justice may be slow, but it is not always absent. As the Martin Luther King, Jr. adage goes, the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
If this is your idea of being great, I want nothing to do with you.
Ice secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost green card
Family of Luis Leon say they were initially told by someone he had died, but they found him alive in Guatemala hospital
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If this is your idea of being great, I want nothing to do with you.
This administration continues to snub its nose at the rule of law while it bullies the public into submitting to its ideology. As the article notes, "An immigration court can revoke a green card but government departments do not have that power."
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www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This administration continues to snub its nose at the rule of law while it bullies the public into submitting to its ideology. As the article notes, "An immigration court can revoke a green card but government departments do not have that power."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Republicans have control ... and could make any cuts they wanted through the normal course of legislation, but they are not doing so because they know those programs are popular. Instead, they are turning the project over to Musk."
Cowards.
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Cowards.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Republicans have control ... and could make any cuts they wanted through the normal course of legislation, but they are not doing so because they know those programs are popular. Instead, they are turning the project over to Musk."
Cowards.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...
Cowards.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...
The mineral resources in Ukraine's occupied territories are not Russia's to give away. Selling them and pocketing the profit would be a violation of the law of occupation.
Putin says he would “work with pleasure” with foreign investors to develop Russia’s mineral resources — including those in occupied Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/post/47791
www.kyivpost.com/post/47791
Putin Welcomes US Mineral Investments in Occupied Ukraine
The Russian president said he would “work with pleasure” with any foreign investors to develop Russia’s mineral resources, including those in occupied Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The mineral resources in Ukraine's occupied territories are not Russia's to give away. Selling them and pocketing the profit would be a violation of the law of occupation.
“But when I got here one of the first calls I made was to President Putin ... and they want to end this war, so that’s a big thing.” 🙄
If Putin wanted to end the war - which he started - he could. He could stop shooting drones and missiles over Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If Putin wanted to end the war - which he started - he could. He could stop shooting drones and missiles over Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Macron warns against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine as Trump claims Putin will accept peacekeeper deal
Macron and Trump disagree over aid and securing a lasting peace after US president says Russian counterpart has ‘no problem’ with European forces in Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“But when I got here one of the first calls I made was to President Putin ... and they want to end this war, so that’s a big thing.” 🙄
If Putin wanted to end the war - which he started - he could. He could stop shooting drones and missiles over Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If Putin wanted to end the war - which he started - he could. He could stop shooting drones and missiles over Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Donna Cline
"To lose my healthcare coverage in the middle of my pregnancy and all I get is “best of luck to you” is a showcase of civil irresponsibility and a lack of morality for human rights," said one former employee of the Veterans Affairs department.
‘No notice:' Pregnant VA employee, active counsel among probationary federal workers fired
Probationary federal workers are already being fired from their jobs across federal government departments. A lawyer told News4 what rights employees have and what first steps they can take.
www.nbcwashington.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"To lose my healthcare coverage in the middle of my pregnancy and all I get is “best of luck to you” is a showcase of civil irresponsibility and a lack of morality for human rights," said one former employee of the Veterans Affairs department.
Reposted by Donna Cline
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
Three and a half weeks in, and I am so incredibly disgusted with this new administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards (Gift Article)
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Three and a half weeks in, and I am so incredibly disgusted with this new administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to #GTMO: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/w...
Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ (Gift Article)
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to #GTMO: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/w...
Exciting news out of #Ukraine - an indictment in a #warcrimes case stemming from war-related harm to the environment. An important step in closing the impunity gap.
globalrightscompliance.com/2025/02/06/u...
globalrightscompliance.com/2025/02/06/u...
Ukraine Brings First-Ever War Crimes Case to Court for Harm to a Natural Reserve | Global Rights Compliance
The first war-related environmental crime against a natural reserve has been formally brought before a court by Ukrainian Prosecutors. Kherson prosecutors have filed an indictment against the Russia-a...
globalrightscompliance.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Exciting news out of #Ukraine - an indictment in a #warcrimes case stemming from war-related harm to the environment. An important step in closing the impunity gap.
globalrightscompliance.com/2025/02/06/u...
globalrightscompliance.com/2025/02/06/u...
#GTMO continues to be a stain on US history. This is so shameful.
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Trump administration says it has begun deporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay
Press secretary says at least two deportation flights to Cuban base of undocumented immigrants ‘under way’
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#GTMO continues to be a stain on US history. This is so shameful.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"None of the [11] released men had been charged with crimes during their two decades of detention."
Yes, you read that correctly - *twenty years* of detention without being charged with a crime. #GTMO continues to be a stain on our reputation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives (Gift Article)
The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"None of the [11] released men had been charged with crimes during their two decades of detention."
Yes, you read that correctly - *twenty years* of detention without being charged with a crime. #GTMO continues to be a stain on our reputation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...