Will Zimbabwean Diamonds Not Figure In Diamond Rings Any More?
The international diamond trade is asking for exports to be stopped from Zimbabwe because of army brutality in that country. The news is that two hundred people were massacred on the diamond mines there and though official reports deny this information, activists state that it is very true indeed. So the members of the Kimberly Process are meeting in Namibia to decide what has to be done.
The Kimberly Process which was set up in 2003 to ensure that conflict or blood diamonds did not get into the mainstream of diamond trade is in a fix. They have to be seen to be taking action against Zimbabwe otherwise they could end up losing their credibility. If they do not act against this lawlessness which includes murder and rape of people in what was once a peaceful area, how can the diamond trade trust their assurances that the diamonds they attest are clean? The HRW or Human Rights Watch has asked the Kimberly Process to make sure that the diamonds that come out of Africa are not from the conflict areas.
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