No Disputed Diamonds In Your Diamond Rings
A few days ago, the government of Zimbabwe agreed that the diamonds from its Marange mines would not be exported. In view of this, the Kimberly Process has not suspended Zimbabwe’s membership. This export ban will remain in force till such time as the government can monitor trading in diamonds better and have a reliable monitoring mechanism in place.
The Marange problem began when Zimbabwean troops were accused of killing over two hundred miners who had squatted on land where diamonds had been found. The area is called Chiadzwa and it belonged to the English company Maidstone. However, the Zimbabwean government seized it from the company when there were reports of diamonds being found there. Though the local police deny any such incident, the human rights authorities have reported it.
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