Amnesty International is outraged by Biden's decision to transfer anti-personnel mines to Ukraine – World
The international organization called the American president's decision “reckless”.
On Thursday, November 21, when Russia first attacked Ukraine with an intercontinental ballistic missile, a representative of the international human rights organization Amnesty International called on the administration of US President Joe Biden to reconsider the decision to provide Ukraine with anti-personnel mines.
This is stated in a press release published on the organization's website.
Ben Linden, Director of Advocacy in Europe and Central Asia of Amnesty International USA, called the decision of the American president “reckless”, because “anti-personnel mines increase the risk of harming civilians”.
“Anti-personnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate weapons that maim and kill civilians long after a conflict has ended, and should have no place in the arsenal…
