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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: Victoria Thayer
Organisation:
UW-Superior
Country:
USA,
City:
Gordon
,
WI
Age:
22 |
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Name: Helen Hogan
Country:
Australia,
City:
Gunning
,
NSW
Age:
46
Comment:
Saturday September 15, 2001 - 23:10
these dreadful things must be removed so that no more innocent lives are taken |
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Name: Vitor Warwar
Country:
USA,
City:
Loveland
,
OH
Age:
36 |
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Name: Bilien-diot
Organisation:
Handicap International
Country:
France,
City:
Rheims
Age:
40
Comment:
Thursday September 13, 2001 - 15:03
Mines shouldn't have been invented in the first place.<br>So let us beware of new systems of "defense" as they're often called .<br>And let us keep on fighting... & even more after th e 11th of september ... |
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Name: Sally Michelle Mills
Organisation:
Government
Country:
AUSTRALIA,
City:
Canberra
,
ACT
Age:
28
Comment:
Tuesday September 11, 2001 - 04:35
BAN LANDMINES FOREVER... THEY ARE WRONG and a TRAGIC reminder of our past ..... |
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Name: Karen Cotter
Organisation:
Acterra
Country:
USA,
City:
Palo Alto
,
CA
Age:
44
Comment:
Monday September 10, 2001 - 20:47
Respect life. |
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Name: Stephen Donnelly
Country:
USA,
City:
Easthampton
,
MA
Age:
47 |
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Name: Pamela Brannick
Country:
USA,
City:
Manchester
,
CT
Age:
44 |
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Name: Jim Stewart
Country:
USA,
City:
Lakeland
,
Florida
Age:
52
Comment:
Monday September 10, 2001 - 00:06
Land mines are an abomination, meant only to maim. And those that suffer the most are the innocent.<br>Despite what is said by leaders, these are not protective, defensive devices, but offensive terror-striking, evil things, and should be banned from the earth.<br>A civilized country has not a single reasonable, rational reason for the use of these. |
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Name: Nantambu Chinyelu Brown
Organisation:
Home
Country:
USA,
City:
New York
,
NY
Age:
29
Comment:
Sunday September 9, 2001 - 23:57
I am for any positive action that saves lives. Please end the killing of innocent people by these senseless mechanisms of war. |
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Name: Monica Wolf
Organisation:
Greenpeace
Country:
Argentina,
City:
Buenos Aires
Age:
47 |
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Name: Jasmine Brown
Country:
Canada,
City:
Shuswap
Age:
17
Comment:
Sunday September 9, 2001 - 20:46
Landmines are what proves that hell can be found on this very earth we exist upon. |
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Name: Rolliansyah Soemirat
Organisation:
Department of Foreign Affairs, Indonesa
Country:
Indonesia,
City:
Jakarta
Age:
26
Comment:
Sunday September 9, 2001 - 16:15
The Banning of Landmines, as well as any other weapons including mass destruction weapons, will be the only way to ensure the existence of peace in our world. |
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Name: Leslie Dardas
Organisation:
Conifer
Country:
USA,
City:
Highland Park
,
NJ
Age:
30
Comment:
Friday September 7, 2001 - 17:16
This must stop. |
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Name: Imelda A. Lerios
Organisation:
University of the Philippines
Country:
Philippines,
City:
Quezon City
Age:
41 |
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Name: Paul Harvey
Organisation:
Concern Worldwide
Country:
Ireland,
City:
Dublin
,
Dublin
Age:
30 |
|
Name: Jon Drake
Country:
United Kingdom,
City:
London
Age:
31 |
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Name: Austin King
Country:
USA,
City:
Madison
,
WI
Age:
20
Comment:
Monday September 3, 2001 - 04:49
That my country has yet to ratify this treaty should be a sore source of humility to these United States, self-described haven of human rights and dignity. |
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Name: Anna Probert
Organisation:
No organisation
Country:
New Zealand,
City:
Auckland
,
No state
Age:
14
Comment:
Monday September 3, 2001 - 00:56
I am researching landmines in school and have found out some of the terrible thiing sthey do to peoples lives phiscally and mentally. I would like to sign this in support to stop the landmines.<br>I think it is great thing you are doing.<br>Keep up the good work!!<br>Sincerley<br>Anna Probert |
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Name: John Loewen
Country:
Plum Coulee,
City:
MB
,
Canada
Age:
26 |
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Name: Johan Loewen
Country:
Plum Coulee,
City:
Manitoba
,
Canada
Age:
48 |
|
Name: Eva Loewen
Country:
Plum Coulee,
City:
Manitoba
,
Canada
Age:
48 |
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Name: Peter Loewen
Country:
Plum Coulee,
City:
Manitoba
,
Canada
Age:
25 |
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Name: Tina Loewen
Country:
Plum Coulee,
City:
Manitoba
,
Canada
Age:
22
Comment:
Sunday September 2, 2001 - 20:21
I believe that as an over-privellaged citizen of the world (i.e. never have been a victim of war, landmines, hunger, poverty, joblessness, etc...), it is not only my duty, but also my responsibility to fight for victims of injustice worldwide. The least I can do is to support organizations such as this. |
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Name: adrian page
Country:
England,
City:
London
Age:
28
Comment:
Sunday September 2, 2001 - 19:51
I'm not very politically astute but I do know that maiming and killing innocent people is fundamentally wrong and abhorant. If the world will not wake up to this destructive inhumane madness then who's going to be next? I could not sleep at night knowing that this kind of ... was happening in the world and that I was in some way (passively) complicit. |
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Name: Al L. Lambinus
Country:
USA,
City:
Pomona
,
Missouri
Age:
60 |
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Name: Marie Gasau
Organisation:
clergy, United Methodist Church
Country:
USA,
City:
Basalt
,
CO
Age:
49
Comment:
Sunday September 2, 2001 - 05:11
The children of my congregations raised approximately $500 this year during Vacation Bible School to help build an orphanage in Angola for the victims of thirty years of war and these abominations called landmines. When we talked about why the children were so desperate for care, I was genuinely ashamed to talk about landmines--because I know all too well our governmental and industrial complicity in the massacre and maiming of my sisters and brothers there.<br>If landmines aren't a manifestation of the Antichrist, then what is? |
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Name: Martin Sommer
Country:
Switzerland,
City:
Oberscherli
,
Berne
Age:
49 |
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Name: Anita Olp
Organisation:
Law Office of Anita L. Olp
Country:
USA,
City:
Palos Verdes
,
CA
Age:
39
Comment:
Saturday September 1, 2001 - 00:49
I believe in being able to defend one's homeland and borders, but to knowingly use devices which hurt more innocent civilians and children is immoral and there is no excuse. Those that think it's "okay" to use land mines as a necessary evil are those that aren't exposed to them. If you are willing to start a war, you should be willing to be at the front line. I dare say, that you won't find them risking their limbs. |
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Name: Chelsea Morka
Country:
Canada,
City:
Brandon
,
Manitoba
Age:
17 |
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Name: JOHN STEWART
Country:
ENGLAND,
City:
PENRITH
,
CUMBRIA
Age:
41
Comment:
Friday August 31, 2001 - 19:51
LET THE VOTED LISTEN TO THE VOTERS, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST BUT AN ORDER, IT IS TIME TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER. |
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Name: Carrie Maciolek
Country:
USA,
City:
Cincinnati
,
OH
Age:
21 |
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Name: Robin Platts
Country:
Country,
City:
Victoria
,
BC
Age:
34 |
|
Name: mary standell
Country:
Canada,
City:
Victoria
,
BC
Age:
43 |
|
Name: Terri Cedars
Organisation:
HUMANITY
Country:
USA,
City:
Natchitoches
,
LA
Age:
43
Comment:
Thursday August 30, 2001 - 14:32
Let's stop the madness...together..we are all one...the race of HUMANITY. Landmines are not the answer to conflict. |
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Name: Peter Shambarger
Country:
USA,
City:
Annapolis
,
Maryland
Age:
47 |
|
Name: Jon Flom
Country:
USA,
City:
Sioux Falls
,
SD
Age:
62 |
|
Name: Jamie Downs
Country:
Australia,
City:
Brisbane
,
Queensland
Age:
22 |
|
Name: Jenn Russo
Country:
Australia,
City:
Sydney
,
NSW
Age:
28 |
|
Name: Robert Ekstromer
Country:
SWEDEN,
City:
Stockholm
Age:
34 |
|
Name: ellie nichol
Country:
britain,
City:
brighton
,
sussex
Age:
21 |
|
Name: John Lawson
Organisation:
University of Brighton
Country:
UK,
City:
Brighton
,
East Sussex
Age:
53
Comment:
Thursday August 23, 2001 - 16:23
I have just returned from a working trip to Cambodia. WE MUST HELP |
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Name: rachel kohaly
Country:
australia,
City:
brisbane
,
qld
Age:
27 |
|
Name: Saul Burton
Country:
Italy,
City:
bollengo
Age:
25 |
|
Name: Alan Page
Country:
Australia,
City:
Byron Bay
Age:
50 |
|
Name: Holly VandeWall
Organisation:
Science and the Spiritual Quest
Country:
USA,
City:
Berkeley
,
CA
Age:
26 |
|
Name: john braithwaite
Country:
Canada,
City:
Montreal
,
Quebec
Age:
35 |
|
Name: Vicente Barbosa da Silveira
Country:
Brazil,
City:
Rio de Janeiro
,
RJ
Age:
29 |
|
Name: Anne Mishra
Organisation:
University College London
Country:
England,
City:
London
Age:
30 |
|
Name: John Kay
Country:
USA,
City:
Franklin
,
TN
Age:
57 |
|
Name: Shawn M. Kay
Country:
USA,
City:
Nashville
,
TN
Age:
33 |
|
Name: Jutta Maue-Kay
Country:
USA,
City:
Franklin
,
TN
Age:
57 |
|
Name: Ole Norgaard
Organisation:
IFMSA - Denmark
Country:
Denmark,
City:
Aarhus
Age:
26 |
|
Name: Shanon Potts
Country:
USA,
City:
Columbus
,
Ohio
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Patty Chartrand
Organisation:
United Methodist Women
Country:
Castleton,
City:
New York
,
USA
Age:
40
Comment:
Thursday August 16, 2001 - 11:55
My heart and prayers go out to any victim of a land mine, either injury or loved one. As a US citizen I'll fight to get the US to sign theMine Ban Treaty. |
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Name: Emi Nagatomo
Country:
JAPAN,
City:
Tokyo
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Jenny Gordon
Country:
Australia,
City:
Sydney
,
NSW
Age:
46 |
|
Name: sachin sharma
Country:
India,
City:
Calcutta
,
W-Bengal
Age:
25 |
|
Name: Carey Mayfield
Country:
Russellville,
City:
Arkansa
,
Usa
Age:
32
Comment:
Tuesday August 14, 2001 - 22:40
God does not like Landmines |
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Name: Samra Hasanovic
Country:
UK,
City:
London
Age:
27 |
|
Name: Erica Stechesen
Country:
Canada,
City:
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
Age:
34 |
|
Name: Purvi Patel
Country:
Bexar,
City:
San Antonio
,
TX
Age:
21 |
|
Name: Keith Plummer
Country:
UK,
City:
Truro
Age:
57 |
|
Name: PLUMMER
Country:
U.K.,
City:
TRURO
Age:
57 |
|
Name: Peter S. Cameron
Country:
USA,
City:
Valatie
,
NY
Age:
54
Comment:
Saturday August 11, 2001 - 16:23
Canadian, living in the USA for 23 years. I am ashamed of America's refusal to support this. It is immoral, adding to the growing list of immoral American actions. |
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Name: Ilaria scamperle
Country:
Italy,
City:
Rome
,
Italy
Age:
40 |
|
Name: Mary O'Farrell
Organisation:
private citizen
Country:
Canada,
City:
Ottawa
,
Ontario
Age:
54
Comment:
Wednesday August 8, 2001 - 14:35
All countries which have inserted landmines into their territory should, through economic sanctions be forced to remove these devices within a specified time (i.e. 12 months)or be subject to severe econimic sanctions until such time as they have complied. There should be no provision for extending the time for removal of the mines. Permitting delays only subjects more innocent people to the devastating results of unknowingly detonating the devices. Allowing more people to be maimed through lack of commitment to remove these devices is unconscionable. The time has come for action -- not WORDS |
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Name: Sasha Carr
Organisation:
Rutgers University
Country:
08901,
City:
New Brunswick
,
NJ
Age:
30
Comment:
Wednesday August 8, 2001 - 04:36
Mines have no place on this planet. Please ask your friends to sign this treaty, too. |
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Name: Leigh Robinson Cartwright
Country:
USA,
City:
Los Angeles
,
CA
Age:
37 |
|
Name: Miho Kim
Organisation:
Pacific Environment
Country:
USA,
City:
Oakland
,
CA
Age:
29 |
|
Name: Mary Pavich
Country:
USA,
City:
NYC
,
NY
Age:
30 |
|
Name: Hyeran Kim
Country:
South Korea,
City:
Seoul
,
Seoul
Age:
34 |
|
Name: Christina Zell
Country:
Deutschland,
City:
Erlangen
Age:
32 |
|
Name: Christine
Country:
Australia,
City:
Melbourne
,
Victoria
Age:
17
Comment:
Tuesday August 7, 2001 - 04:31
I am very happy that there is a internet site that does some thing for someone else other than for themselves |
|
Name: Tony Cassidy
Country:
United Kingdom,
City:
Nottingham
,
Nottinghamshire
Age:
25
Comment:
Monday August 6, 2001 - 21:03
It is time an end is put to the use of these devices, that are clearly aimed at doing damage to innocent civilians and not military targets. |
|
Name: Melanie Osmack
Country:
Canada,
City:
Vancouver
,
BC
Age:
27 |
|
Name: Narelle White
Country:
Australia,
City:
Brisbane
Age:
20 |
|
Name: Erich Walrath
Country:
USA·,
City:
San Francisco
,
CA
Age:
45
Comment:
Saturday August 4, 2001 - 09:32
The United States has yet to sign this treaty. |
|
Name: S. Sudac
Country:
Canada,
City:
Hamilton
Age:
22 |
|
Name: Hafsa Taher
Organisation:
Student
Country:
Canada,
City:
Toronto
,
ON
Age:
17
Comment:
Thursday August 2, 2001 - 21:18
LIVE AND LET LIVE!!!! |
|
Name: Leah Kinsella
Organisation:
N/a
Country:
Ireland,
City:
Dublin
Age:
44 |
|
Name: Marcos Guimaraes Baiao
Country:
Brazil,
City:
Rio de Janeiro
,
RJ
Age:
22 |
|
Name: Jenna Parsons
Organisation:
ME
Country:
Australia,
City:
Brisbane
,
Qld
Age:
15
Comment:
Wednesday August 1, 2001 - 01:37
I fully support this treaty I believe that the use of landmines against civilian people is cruel and unnessary, it is an inhumane type of warfare and should be stopped as soon as possible |
|
Name: Alishya Gillham
Organisation:
-
Country:
Australia,
City:
Laidley
,
QLD
Age:
15
Comment:
Wednesday August 1, 2001 - 01:26
Landmines destroy innocent peoples lives, how can this, in anyones mind be right? |
|
Name: Cathy Digiacinto
Country:
usa,
City:
Wilmington
,
DE
Age:
44
Comment:
Tuesday July 31, 2001 - 16:42
On June 25th of this year, my 22 year old son lost his right foot on a landmine in Kosovo. Not only that but they couldn't give him anything for pain till he was at the Hospital. My heart feels as thou it's been pierced with a knife. |
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Name: Ayako Hiwasa
Country:
Japan,
City:
Beppu
Age:
19 |
|
Name: Renzo Fricke
Organisation:
IGEAT - ULB
Country:
Belgium,
City:
Brussels
Age:
26 |
|
Name: Chris Boswell
Country:
united states,
City:
dover
,
ohio
Age:
15
Comment:
Saturday July 28, 2001 - 05:09
killing our brothers is killing our world! |
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Name: Mary Lee
Organisation:
2CoolBaby
Country:
USA,
City:
Columbia
,
TN
Age:
38
Comment:
Friday July 27, 2001 - 17:55
This needs to be stopped! |
|
Name: Cecile Joly
Country:
France,
City:
Caen
Age:
29 |
|
Name: Tiana Leeds
Organisation:
school
Country:
USA,
City:
Santa Barbara
,
CA
Age:
15
Comment:
Tuesday July 24, 2001 - 19:35
It is hideous that these kind of horrors still exist. It is our responsibility as human beings to put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by antipersonnel mines. |
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Name: Donna Talasco
Organisation:
IB Adopt a Land Mine Field Project
Country:
USA,
City:
Federal Way
,
Washington
Age:
17 |
|
Name: Leah Kieff
Country:
Fairfax,
City:
Annandale
,
Va
Age:
12
Comment:
Tuesday July 24, 2001 - 00:15
Dear YAW,<br> I am shocked that they allow people to live this way! I think that all landmines should be taken out. Instead of giving a huge tax cut, President Bush should be helping out these people. <br>Leah Kieff,12 |
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Name: Jim Paterno
Organisation:
Building Cathedrals
Country:
USA,
City:
Puyallup
,
WA
Age:
39 |
|
Name: Rusty Shaw
Country:
65301,
City:
Sedalia
,
MO
Age:
32 |
|
Name: Stephanie
Organisation:
student
Country:
Australia,
City:
Melbourne
,
Victoria
Age:
12
Comment:
Monday July 23, 2001 - 04:38
Every year children and adults die from serious injuries caused by landmines. In my point of view, landmines are unnecessary even in wars. As the landmines are put randomly everywhere, many people are afraid to even leave their homes because of the devastating effect that landmines may have. When soldiers lay down these nuclear bombs, they don?t consider the pain and fear that will be set upon this land, even if peace is held. For years afterwards, legs and limbs, if not whole bodies, are blown to pieces because of these war devices. <br>In war, soldiers can detect landmines with special detectors, or by prodding the ground in front of them with their bayonets. But what they don?t realize is that not many people are aware of how to get around these weapons.<br>I hope I have convinced you<br>stephanie |
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Name: Mikkel Meister Pedersen
Country:
DENMARK,
City:
Odense
,
FYN
Age:
22 |
|
Name: Diane Slota
Organisation:
Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church
Country:
USA,
City:
Kirkland
,
WA
Age:
42
Comment:
Saturday July 21, 2001 - 23:57
I'm proud to sign the People's Treaty to ban landmines. |
|
Name: Kevin Nyker
Country:
South Africa,
City:
Pietermaritzburg
Age:
32
Comment:
Saturday July 21, 2001 - 07:56
It's G8 in Genoa ... is this issue being discussed? |
|
Name: Chris Amodeo
Organisation:
Geographical Magazine
Country:
UK,
City:
london
Age:
24 |
