Landmines are brutal, horrific, and extremely imprecise. But a Trump-era policy removed prohibitions on these weapons, enabling their use worldwide.
It remains the policy to this day, even under President Biden, who promised to "promptly roll back this deeply misguided decision" if elected.
We're not afraid to call this what it is: a broken campaign promise. When President Biden reneged on his pledge to raise the refugee admissions cap, we organized at every level and, through the power of collective action, got him to make good on his word. And that's exactly what we must do now.
President Biden can undo this disastrous policy with the stroke of a pen — but not unless we build enough momentum to push him to do it.
Will you sign your name to call on President Biden to roll back Trump's reprehensible landmine policy?
By reversing his predecessors' restrictions, Trump allowed the Pentagon to expand the use of landmines anywhere in the world.
There are already too many landmines lurking underground as it is. A UN-backed report from Landmine Monitor recently noted “exceptionally high” civilian deaths in 2020 — many of them children — resulting from these weapons: 7,073 people killed or injured across 54 countries. People in Syria and Afghanistan bore the brunt of this devastation.
We cannot allow this to continue in our name.
Banning these weapons is a no-brainer, and, in fact, the overwhelming majority of countries already do.
But President Biden has been in office for 11 months now and the policy hasn't been rolled back. It's clear we cannot continue to wait for his administration to do the right thing here: we must raise our voices and push them to follow through.
Add your name to help us tell President Biden: there is no place for landmines in the 21st century →
Together, we’re ending 2021 the way we started: by taking action for justice. We’re proud to be in this together.
Thank you for working for peace,
Romain, Abbey, Stephen, and the Win Without War team
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