The global spread of COVID-19 has exposed the devastating humanitarian impacts of unilateral coercive measures (economic sanctions) by the United States government against more than thirty nations. The economic war against those nations had already resulted in unimaginable suffering of the people in the targeted nations even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the onslaught of the global pandemic, the targeted countries — especially Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Syria and Zimbabwe — are finding it prohibitively difficult to protect and save the lives of their citizens in the face of the ongoing global emergency. These sanctions constitute crimes against humanity.
United for Peace & Justice has joined with other groups to call for the lifting of these crippling sanctions. Please add your name to the Open Letter to the Government of the United States and the United Nations demanding that all U.S. and UN sanctions against the targeted nations be lifted, and all U.S. military threats and actions against them be stopped immediately. The Open Letter is available in several languages.
Stay home (if you can), stay safe and stay healthy!
The UFPJ Coordinating Committee
