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last updated: November 2004
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Jim Lobe, OneWorld US
Nearly two years after the global diamond industry committed itself to prevent the trade in diamonds from areas where it has fueled civil war and violence, retailers in the United States and Britain are failing to live up to their pledges ... |
Stop the Trade in Conflict Diamonds
In many African countries, including Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) diamonds fund human rights abuses either by insurgent groups or corrupt governments.
In addition, concerns have mounted over links between conflict diamonds and money laundering by groups like Al-Qaeda. A report in the Financial Times of London estimated that Al-Qaeda might have laundered up to $20 million in blood diamonds.
The Kimberley Process is the first step in a long process. However, if it not reformed, it remains just a public relations ploy to rebuild consumer confidence. Tens of thousands of people around the world will remain at risk.
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Some progress has been made. Legislation to prohibit the import of conflict diamonds passed the Congress last year. Read more here!
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World Vision is a member of the Campaign to Eliminate Conflict Diamonds
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