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To: President Joe Biden,
Vice President Kamala Harris and all Members of the U.S. Congress:
We
write to you because we are deeply concerned about the impact of U.S.
sanctions on many countries that are suffering the dire consequences of
COVID-19.
The global COVID-19 pandemic and global
economic crash challenge all humanity. Scientific and technological
cooperation and global solidarity are desperate needs. Instead, the Trump
Administration escalated economic warfare (“sanctions”) against many countries
around the globe.
We ask you to
begin a new era in U.S. relations with the world by lifting all U.S. economic
sanctions.
U.S. economic
sanctions impact one-third of the world’s population in 39 countries.
These sanctions block shipments and
purchases of essential medicines, testing equipment, PPE, vaccines and even
basic food. Sanctions also cause chronic shortages of basic
necessities, economic dislocation, chaotic hyperinflation, artificial famines,
disease, and poverty, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. It is always
the poorest and the weakest – infants, children, the chronically ill and the
elderly – who suffer the worst impact of sanctions.
Sanctions are
illegal. They are a
violation of international law and the United Nations Charter. They are a crime
against humanity used, like military intervention, to topple popular
governments and movements.
The United States uses its military
and economic dominance to pressure governments, institutions and corporations
to end all normal trade relations with targeted nations, lest they risk asset
seizures and even military action.
The first step toward change
must be an end to the U.S.’ policies of economic war. We urge you to end these illegal sanctions on
all countries immediately and to reset the U.S.’ relations with the world.
