Letter Signed by 68 Senators Delivered to President Obama Calling on the U.S. to Join the Mine Ban Treaty!
Read Sen. Patrick Leahy’s 5.18.2010 Statement 
Read Rep. James McGovern’s 5.18.2010 Statement
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US Campaign to Ban Landmines
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Convention on Cluster Munitions Enters Into Force August 1
The Convention on Cluster Munitions takes effect on Sunday, 1 August 2010, when it becomes binding international law. The Convention bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions and calls for the destruction of stockpiles, clearance of cluster munition-contaminated land, and assistance to cluster munition survivors and affected communities. In dozens of countries including the U.S., campaigners are joining UN agencies, governments and international organizations in events celebrating the swift entry into force of the most significant disarmament and humanitarian treaty in over a decade. Read more!
Tell President Obama that You Want the U.S. to Join the Mine Ban Treaty!
President Barack Obama’s administration has initiated a comprehensive review of U.S. landmine policy to determine whether the U.S. will join the Mine Ban Treaty. The USCBL needs your help to ensure that this process is timely, transparent, inclusive, and aimed at swift accession to the treaty. March is also a special month for us—March 1 marks the eleventh anniversary of the day the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force, and April 4 is the International Day for Mine Awareness. Make your voice heard during this important month and tell the administration that citizens like you want to end the use of this barbaric weapon once and for all. Join the call to action now!
Senators and Representatives Deliver Letter to Obama Urging U.S. to Join Mine Ban Treaty
Sixty-eight Senators signed a letter to President Obama on May 18 asking the administration to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty. The 68 Senators, including ten Republicans and two Independents, constitute more than the two-thirds of the Senate that would be needed to ratify the treaty if the administration submits the treaty to the Senate for consent. Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT-D) and Sen. George Voinovich (OH-R) circulated the Senate letter, and a similar letter in support of the Senate initiative was circulated by Rep. James McGovern (MA-D) and Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-R) in the House. Read the letters!