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It is my strong belief that mines, which may be exploded by the presence or proximity of a person, are morally unacceptable. I fully support the convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, transfer and production on anti-personnel mines and on their destruction.
Through their signature, governments promise to officially adopt and ratify the Ottawa Treaty and to comply with all of its terms. These include support for global demining work and assistance for mine victims. Through my signature on the People's treaty, I commit to working to ensure that governments keep these promises.
3956 people have signed the treaty.
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Name: Sabrina Khan
Organisation:
Adopt a Minefield Club
Country:
U.S.A. ,
City:
Pasadena
,
CA
Age:
16
Comment:
Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 09:30
Let us work hard to rid this world of landmines and stop the killing of innocent lives. It just isn't fair and it just isn't right. |
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Name: Mary Detrick
Country:
United States,
City:
St. Petersburg
,
Florida
Age:
54
Comment:
Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 09:30
Since World War II, the number of civilians killed and injured in various wars and conflicts has steadily and dramatically increased. The use of these weapons causes death and injuries to continue to be inflicted on civilians, even long after a war or conflict ends. This is technologically enhanced barbarism with a complete absence of ethics. |
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Name: Robert Burks
Email:
txbeachboy69SPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.com Organisation:
Private Citizen
Country:
USA,
City:
San Antonio
,
TX
Age:
50
Comment:
Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 09:15
Landmines are the remnants of past wars that keep the fighting going by injuring/killing innocent people long after the war is supposed to be over. |
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Name: myeastman
Country:
usa,
City:
tr
,
nj
Age:
35 |
|
Name: Adam archer
Organisation:
none
Country:
U.S.,
City:
Big Rapids
,
MI
Age:
14 |
|
Name: NICOLAS
Organisation:
valyves@club-internet.fr
Country:
France,
City:
LA GARDE
Age:
36 |
|
Name: Genevieve Smith
Country:
Australia,
City:
Brisbane
,
QLD
Age:
27
Comment:
Monday October 9, 2006 - 15:00
This has just got to stop. |
|
Name: Allan Smith
Country:
Canada,
City:
Montreal
,
Quebec
Age:
51 |
|
Name: Carol
Country:
Canada,
City:
Montreal
,
Quebec
Age:
47
Comment:
Monday October 9, 2006 - 15:00
Landmines blow. |
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Name: anna
Country:
USA,
City:
chattanooga
,
TN
Age:
17
Comment:
Monday October 9, 2006 - 12:30
Living in fear of death or mutilation of a limb is a reality that no one should have to live. Although the cause of my amputation is drastically different from those which have occured do to landmine misuse, i feel for the victims whose lives will be forever changed. In america, amputations do not, or, should not connote disability, however, in less developed countries such as cambodia, the amputations are likely to result in joblessness and fatal poverty. |
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Name: Vijay Kannan Raj
Email:
rajvSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERmcmaster.ca Organisation:
McMaster University
Country:
Canada,
City:
Hamilton
Age:
21
Comment:
Monday October 9, 2006 - 07:45
Bring a global ban on landmines, it is cruel and inhuman |
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Name: catherine cruse
Country:
australia,
City:
adelaide
,
sa
Age:
18
Comment:
Monday October 9, 2006 - 07:30
landmines violate basic human rights. this is unacceptable |
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Name: Angelou Smith
Country:
Canada,
City:
Pointe Claire, Montreal
,
Quebec
Age:
12
Comment:
Thursday October 5, 2006 - 09:30
Some people may say I am too young to know what is happening globally, but I still have the right to an opinion.
Landmines, obviously, are horrible things. They have landmines looking like toys specially made to blow up children.
What kind of insane person comes up with this? |
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Name: Limary Gutierrez
Email:
limarygSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.com
Country:
USA,
City:
San Juan
,
Puerto Rico |
|
Name: Ying Tzarm
Organisation:
community-based organization
Country:
Burma,
City:
Loi Lin
,
Shan State
Age:
19
Comment:
Wednesday October 4, 2006 - 08:00
Lets us work together for a better world. |
|
Name: Ajcharawan Yubolkosol
Email:
ajcharawan.yubolkosolSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERundp.org Organisation:
UNDP
Country:
Thailand,
City:
Bangkok
Age:
26 |
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Name: Peter Ras
Organisation:
Burma Center Netherlands (BCN)
Country:
Netherlands,
City:
Amsterdam
Age:
36 |
|
Name: Derek Scalia
Email:
scaliad1SPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.com
Country:
United States of America,
City:
New Haven
,
Connecticut
Age:
24 |
|
Name: Erika Stolfa
Country:
Canada,
City:
Waterloo
Age:
18 |
|
Name: Dillon Wade
Country:
USA,
City:
Stanwood
,
Washington
Age:
17 |
|
Name: james buford
Country:
united states of america,
City:
magnolia
,
texas
Age:
17
Comment:
Monday September 25, 2006 - 17:15
i think america should sign the ottawa treaty because we were the first country to support landmine ban however when the ottowa treaty came around we were quick to disaprove of it and i feel america is not doing anything to stop the all teh innocent people from being killed all around the world in fact i think we are helping the spread of landmines more than stoping it because the united states has exported over 5.5 million anti personal mines to 38 countries and has the third largest stockpile in the world |
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Name: Shirley Herrin
Country:
USA,
City:
Magnolia
,
TExas
Age:
59 |
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Name: Heather Hanes
Country:
United States,
City:
Magnolia
,
Texas
Age:
17 |
|
Name: RachealLee Buie
Organisation:
Personal
Country:
United States,
City:
Magnolia
,
Texas
Age:
16 |
|
Name: Valerie Sanchez
Country:
United States,
City:
Magnolia
Age:
18 |
|
Name: Ann Coffee Radil
Country:
USA,
City:
Missoula
,
MT
Age:
29 |
|
Name: mouhamed el ghawch
Organisation:
second ofisers
Country:
lebanon,
City:
tripoli el mina
,
north
Age:
25 |
|
Name: Stephen Somerville
Country:
USA,
City:
San Leandro
,
CA
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Pamela Kemp
Country:
US,
City:
Philadelphia
,
PA
Age:
46
Comment:
Thursday September 14, 2006 - 20:45
Landmines are the human equivalent of the steel traps used to trap animals. Both are barbaric and their manufacture should be banned. |
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Name: Randy Dickau
Country:
USA,
City:
Arcata
,
California
Age:
37 |
|
Name: Susan Gay-Knott
Country:
UK,
City:
Surrey
Age:
45 |
|
Name: Angel de la Rubia
Country:
Spain,
City:
Madrid
Age:
24 |
|
Name: Iva Trcic
Country:
Croatia,
City:
Zagreb
Age:
24 |
|
Name: Akihiro Kayama
Organisation:
UT Austin
Country:
The United State,
City:
Austin
,
TX
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Anders Smestad
Country:
Norway,
City:
Ringebu
Age:
29 |
|
Name: Tashi James
Email:
tashijamesSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERgmail.com
Country:
Australia,
City:
Sydney
,
NSW
Age:
29
Comment:
Tuesday August 29, 2006 - 07:30
When will the world open it's eyes to the fact that war is about the alterior motive of governments; That in thousands of years the only outcome is the death and sufferance of peoples, animals and "our" environment on both "sides" of "any" given conflict. Perhaps we all should embrace a different perspective, a notion of a world without borders, in which we are fighting with ourselves. THe paradox is that wars happen out of the stupor of apparent intelligence. If we can be content with what we have, and stop the purchase of governmental and corporational lies. Perhaps we then may have a chance of surviving ourselves. {copyright, all rights reserved, tashi james, 2006} |
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Name: Shane Bill
Organisation:
Individual
Country:
Canada,
City:
Calgary
,
Alberta
Age:
29
Comment:
Monday August 28, 2006 - 14:15
The amount of work that people have to go through to remove landmines is pretty unreal. I don't think anyone or country should be subjected to these conditions and I feel that we need to disban such a lethal weapon. |
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Name: Irene Tod
Country:
Canada,
City:
Vancouver
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Richard M Hunt
Email:
richardhuntSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERshaw.ca
Country:
Canada,
City:
Victoria
,
BC
Age:
48
Comment:
Monday August 28, 2006 - 06:45
Eliminate these diabolical devices.
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|
Name: Jeremiah Sims
Country:
United States of America,
City:
Goodland
,
Kansas
Age:
20 |
|
Name: Alicia Johnston
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Auckland
Age:
17 |
|
Name: John Maney, Jr
Country:
USA,
City:
New York
,
New York
Age:
47
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
It is my belief that when innocent civilians are killed or wounded in war, the responsibility for these unjustifiable acts falls on the persons, and nation that dropped the Bomb, fired the Missle, planted the Land Mine, ect. ect. (we have many ways to kill). We can no longer allow politicians to justify killing innocent people, to reach what they deem as larger objectives. Mines in particular are insidious because they continue to kill and injure long after the initial conflict is over, when everyone is a non-combatant. When innocent people are harmed, we need to tell our leaders that we no longer accept the psychotic justification of the enemy made me do it. It is time for humanity to grow past our barbaric past.
I implore Israel to give Lebanon maps of all the Land Mines left there. And, if there are maps of land mines held by any other nation, I ask you to also give those maps to the proper authorities, including the United Nations. Finally I ask all nations to stop the use of these terrible, insidious weapons. |
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Name: Peter C Bolton
Email:
pcboltonSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERadelphia.net
Country:
US,
City:
Gettysburg
,
PA
Age:
23
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
Landmines are an especially and unnecessarily barbaric weapon. They kill indiscriminately and are left in a conflict zone long after the fighting has ended. |
|
Name: Bernard Fears
Country:
United States,
City:
Athens
Age:
32
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
I support the prohibition against landmine production and use. |
|
Name: Michael Starks
Country:
USA,
City:
Zionsville
,
Indiana
Age:
54 |
|
Name: Amy Williams
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Auckland
Age:
16 |
|
Name: Smoo
Organisation:
IGGS
Country:
Australia,
City:
Melbourne
,
Victoria
Age:
14
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
Landmines are evil. |
|
Name: Nerida
Country:
mentone,
City:
melbourne
,
victoria
Age:
15 |
|
Name: Olivia Skinner
Country:
UK,
City:
London
Age:
28 |
|
Name: Yuli Chen
Country:
Canada,
City:
Saskatoon
Age:
17 |
|
Name: Jakob Thoft Korslund
Organisation:
UNODC, Aalborg University
Country:
Denmark,
City:
Aarhus
Age:
29
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
No one should feel immune to the indiscriminate lethality of landmines -eliminating the threat of unexploded ordnances in all the world's countries, as well as the continued use of mines, must be made a joint cause of humanity. We can make the yearly maiming and killing of thousands of innocent men, women and children a thing of the past -if we make the effort. |
|
Name: Pascale Blanchard
Country:
France,
City:
Savoie
Age:
43
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 18:15
Les enfants sont les principales victimes des mines. La vie d'un enfant ne représente-t-elle rien pour les états criminels qui continuent à fabriquer et à utiliser ces armes ? |
|
Name: Greg Hawley
Country:
USA,
City:
Oshkosh
,
Wisconsin
Age:
24 |
|
Name: John V Head
Organisation:
New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Raumati Beach
,
Wellington
Age:
80
Comment:
Thursday August 24, 2006 - 07:30
The need for an effective worldwide Treaty to bann the use of landmines and cluster munitions is still very much needed. |
|
Name: REGRAGUI
Organisation:
Independant
Country:
Morocco,
City:
Agadirt
Age:
43 |
|
Name: Jonas Gautschi
Organisation:
none
Country:
Switzerland,
City:
Basel
,
Basel city
Age:
28
Comment:
Tuesday August 22, 2006 - 10:45
I hope that weapons without any clear targeting and without a timely limitation of treat are banned by international and political will as soon as possible! |
|
Name: Bonnie Buenger
Country:
USA,
City:
Huntsville
,
Tx
Age:
55 |
|
Name: Marwa Sabet
Country:
Egypt,
City:
Sohag
Age:
20 |
|
Name: Guy Davies
Email:
guySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdisabilitysolutions.co.za Organisation:
Disability Solutions
Country:
South Africa,
City:
Cape Town
,
W. Cape
Age:
43
Comment:
Monday August 7, 2006 - 10:15
I am fortunate to live in South Africa; the first country to voluntarily give up its Nuclear capability. I live in Africa, which has more than its fair share of problems of landmines brought here, by so called developed countries. I work in the Disability Sector; to me it is worse than barbaric to produce and reserve the right to use indiscriminate weapons that by design create more and more people with disabilities. Countries that are not signatories to this act should hang their heads in shame. I for one will try not to buy any other products or produce from any non signatory country. |
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Name: SAMIA MANI ZEID
Country:
GERMANY,
City:
SULINGEN
Age:
32
Comment:
Wednesday August 2, 2006 - 08:30
ES IST DRINGEND UND NOTWENDIG DIESE BOMBEN ZU ENTFERNEN DAMIT NICHT NOCH MEHR ELEND PASSIERT: |
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Name: Laura Ellen Doreen Toplak
Email:
toplakleSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERmcmaster.ca Organisation:
McMaster University
Country:
Canada,
City:
Hamilton
,
Ontario
Age:
25
Comment:
Monday July 31, 2006 - 14:00
Keep on rockin' in the free world! |
|
Name: Ethan McClean
Country:
UK,
City:
Guernsey
Age:
29 |
|
Name: joost erens -dghammerskjoldforce
Email:
dghammerskjoldforceSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERunitednations10.com Organisation:
emma.utrecht.nl
Country:
netherlands,
City:
utrecht
,
utrecht
Age:
48
Comment:
Monday July 31, 2006 - 12:45
landmines for work? |
|
Name: Richie Wentzel
Email:
rwentzelSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERgmail.com
Country:
USA,
City:
Fleetwood
,
PA
Age:
17
Comment:
Monday July 31, 2006 - 12:45
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi |
|
Name: Suzi Line
Country:
Australia,
City:
Sydney
,
NSW
Age:
15 |
|
Name: Matthew Lambourn
Country:
Atearoa New Zealand,
City:
Wellington
Age:
27 |
|
Name: Christos Katsifas
Country:
UK,
City:
London
Age:
39
Comment:
Thursday July 20, 2006 - 07:00
The World moves forward.
Only pictures stay still. |
|
Name: Fouad Yammine
Country:
Lebanon,
City:
Beirut
Age:
23
Comment:
Monday July 17, 2006 - 17:30
It is unbelievable that in our day and age people can still be so barbaric ! |
|
Name: Rebecca Thursten
Country:
United Kingdom,
City:
Salisbury
Age:
17 |
|
Name: Rogez
Country:
France,
City:
-----
Age:
39 |
|
Name: Christopher C. Dore
Country:
USA,
City:
Boston
,
Massachusetts
Age:
35 |
|
Name: Reena Manghnani
Country:
U.K.,
City:
London
Age:
23
Comment:
Tuesday July 4, 2006 - 13:45
Please put a stop to this!! |
|
Name: Martin Linklater
Country:
UK,
City:
Wallasey
Age:
34 |
|
Name: Nick Knechtel
Country:
USA,
City:
La Mirada
,
CA
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Jeannie Sibbett
Country:
USA,
City:
Spokane
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Jessica Lee Rodriguez
Country:
United States,
City:
San Antonio
,
Texas
Age:
19
Comment:
Wednesday June 28, 2006 - 10:30
It is bad enough that there is already landmines out there waiting for someone to acccidently activate them. But to refuse to stop making these weapons is a crime concidering what will happen to the landmines once the wars are over, continual abandonment. |
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Name: David Risstrom
Email:
davidSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdavidrisstrom.org Organisation:
Australian Greens
Country:
Australia,
City:
Melbourne
,
Victoria
Age:
42
Comment:
Monday June 26, 2006 - 13:15
Please think of each child at risk as you would your own. |
|
Name: Simon Courtney
Organisation:
Managing Director, Pacific Industries Limited
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Christchurch
Age:
28 |
|
Name: Avneet Toor
Country:
Canada,
City:
Mississauga
,
Ontatio
Age:
20 |
|
Name: Francisco DE AZEVEDO
Email:
fdeazevedoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhotmail.com Organisation:
Democratic Dialog Network - Regional (UNDP)
Country:
Argentina,
City:
Buenos Aires
,
uenos Aires
Age:
25 |
|
Name: Mikaela Atkins
Country:
Australia,
City:
Sydney
,
NSW
Age:
15 |
|
Name: Daiana Savage
Email:
savageSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org Organisation:
ICBL
Country:
Switzerland,
City:
Geneva
Age:
1 |
|
Name: Natasha Hooper
Organisation:
Nursing student
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Wellington
Age:
22
Comment:
Monday June 12, 2006 - 12:15
Free all these beautiful people within the countries where landmines are present, by demining their countries and banning landminds worldwide. Give these people hope that they will one day live in peace! |
|
Name: kevin roy
Organisation:
myself
Country:
scotland,
City:
glenrothes
,
fife
Age:
22
Comment:
Friday June 9, 2006 - 15:15
I have recently been to cambodia, and for such a beautiful and friendly country, it has had a horrific past. The war has been over for 25 years and it is still causing destruction. I saw a child who lost his arms and a leg because of a landmine. This brought a tears to my eye. What is this child going to do now? How can he write with no arms? How can he play football with 1 leg? Who will employ him? With help he has a chance to fulfill some of his potential, because every child deserves the same chance in life. We would not accept this in our own country, lets not accept it in any other. |
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Name: YAKUBU Adeiza Sule
Email:
yakubuasSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.com Organisation:
UNHCR
Country:
Chad,
City:
N'djamena
,
Chari Baguirmi
Age:
44
Comment:
Tuesday May 23, 2006 - 10:45
It is a sin both morally and religiously to render a capable person into handicap or even take the life of someone through landmine. We must therefore all abide by the treaty of no landmines. |
|
Name: Graziella D'Avola
Country:
USA,
City:
Brooklyn
,
New York
Age:
41 |
|
Name: Courtney Mills
Country:
United States,
City:
Strongsville
,
Ohio
Age:
19 |
|
Name: Barnita
Country:
India,
City:
Mumbai
Age:
24
Comment:
Wednesday April 26, 2006 - 16:45
Violence is not an answer. Love & Peace. |
|
Name: Tamara Richards
Country:
The Netherlands,
City:
Amsterdam
Age:
28 |
|
Name: melanie feindt
Country:
Japan,
City:
Tokyo
Age:
32
Comment:
Wednesday April 26, 2006 - 16:45
Stop hurting the innocent! |
|
Name: Corne Stone
Country:
USA,
City:
Inverness
,
Fl.
Age:
36
Comment:
Wednesday April 26, 2006 - 16:45
It's everyones responsibility to do what we can to remove landmines out of places like Mosambique. The children has no defence. We're in the fortunate position to help. Let's do something! Now!!! It's allready too late. |
|
Name: Wee Lee Chan
Country:
UK,
City:
Oxford
Age:
22 |
|
Name: Dan Malin
Country:
United States,
City:
Washington
,
D.C.
Age:
18 |
|
Name: Matt Dow
Organisation:
University of Lethbridge
Country:
Canada,
City:
Lethbridge
,
Alberta
Age:
18 |
|
Name: Denise Lytle
Organisation:
squishytart@moose-mail.com
Country:
USA,
City:
Fords
,
NJ
Age:
25 |
|
Name: Claire O'Brien
Country:
Ireland,
City:
Dublin
Age:
30 |
|
Name: kathryn sheldon
Country:
uk,
City:
manchester
Age:
23 |
|
Name: Kate Nuttall
Country:
United Kingdom,
City:
London
Age:
26 |
|
Name: Jennifer Kostick
Country:
USA,
City:
Sparks
,
Maryland
Age:
24 |
|
Name: Terrie C. Williams
Country:
USA,
City:
Vidor
,
TX
Age:
45
Comment:
Wednesday April 19, 2006 - 10:15
I feel that all forms of hate-weapons, cluster bombs, landmines, depleted uranium, WMD's, MOAB's, etc, should be unilaterally dismantled and disposed of-FOREVER. Until this world and all its peoples remain in a 'war mentality' we are little more than children playing with matches and the parents are not watching. That is scary. Until we stop production, dismantle what we now have and discard any future plans to create any hate-weapons, there can be no hope for the future. All nations must stop creating weapons of death and destruction or we will have no world left that is not contaminated and unlivable. Humanity must rise above itself or be doomed. I hope we can rise above ourselves. |