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Conflict diamonds captured the world’s attention during the extremely brutal conflict in Sierra Leone in the late 1990s. During that time, it is estimated that conflict diamonds represented approximately 4% of the world’s diamond production.
Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, terrorism, or a warlord's activity. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label an ...
8 lis 2002 · Conflict diamonds are forever. Poor controls in the international diamond industry - even in South Africa - are undercutting attempts to clamp down on conflict diamonds that fuel wars in Africa and, possibly, fund terrorists. By Mungo Soggot.
What are conflict diamonds? When did conflict diamonds emerge? At what point did the diamond industry begin to tackle the issue of conflict diamonds? And what actions were taken? What is the Kimberley Process? What proportion of diamonds is checked to ensure they are Kimberley Process compliant?
5 lip 2007 · Diamonds, a global symbol of love and wealth, have also served as hard currency for conflict in Africa. So-called “conflict diamonds” have been a concern for humanitarian advocates and a complex issue before policy makers for almost a decade.
5 gru 2011 · What are conflict diamonds? Conflict or “blood” diamonds are illegally traded to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa, according to the World Diamond ...
10 maj 2018 · The trade in diamonds still gives rise to serious human rights violations. Take what’s happening right now in the Marange diamond fields, eastern Zimbabwe.
