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Blood Diamonds in Africa

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/08/05/conflict.diamonds.taylor.explainer/

https://www.globalwitness.org/campaigns/conflict-diamonds/

History

The public recently become aware that large numbers of diamonds are mined in violent and inhumane settings.

Late 1990s during this time, it is estimated that conflict diamonds represented approximately 4% of the world's diamond production but but now has been reduced to 1%.

Sources

Problem

Reactions

Causes

  • http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/business-and-human-rights/oil-gas-and-mining-industries/conflict-diamonds
  • http://www.brilliantearth.com/conflict-diamond-trade/
  • http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/31/europe/blood-diamonds/
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3040370/Torture-beatings-murder-Inside-new-brutal-blood-diamonds-scandal-fuelled-pure-greed-Africa-s-mines.html
  • http://money.howstuffworks.com/african-diamond-trade2.htm
  • http://www.diamondfacts.org/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D128%26Itemid%3D134%26lang%3Den

Blood Diamonds in africa cause civil wars, violence, environmental degradation, and unspeakable human suffering.

In just the past two decades, seven African countries have endured brutal civil conflicts fueled by diamonds: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Civil Wars
  • Wars
  • Money
  • Power

Conflict diamonds captured the world's attention during the extremely brutal conflict in Sierra Leone in the late 1990s.

Solution

In July 2000, the global diamond industry made clear to the international community its zero tolerance policy towards conflict diamonds.

De Beers regulates the diamonds that come into the U.S. but can't stop all blood diamonds. Founded in 1888 leading company in diamond mining, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17mcneil.html

http://www.brilliantearth.com/conflict-diamond-trade/

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