Clean Diamond Trade Act

Sierra Leone is a country most notoriously known for its humanitarian problems associated with conflict diamonds. These luxury items have caused numerous individuals residing in the third world country to lose their lives or lose the ability to live a fruitful life. In addition to their humanitarian issues, they are also plagued by issues of bad governance. Their recent civil war that took place during most of the 1990s had tainted the citizens’ views on what an effective government could do. To

need a proper diamond encrusted ring. You spend hours, days looking for the perfect ring, and you finally find it. It’s beautiful, and there’s a guarantee that “You wont find any other ring like this!” You immediately snatch it up, and bring it back home to hide in your closet. You quickly think about how this might affect your spending habits, but you sit down on the couch and switch on the news. The usual bad things come on; wars in Africa, and you just tune it out. The word “diamond” is uttered

today. This issue deals with conflict diamond trade, which is the trade of diamonds in which the conditions for the miners had been extremely poor, and as well, the profit gathered is usually taken into the funding of illegal activities in the area, such as funding rebel movements. Being in the 21st century, this should not be allowed by the general public, and there were actions taken by different organisations to attempt to stop the conflict diamond trade. However, up until today, they have only

used proceeds from sales of illegitimate diamonds to fund their operations. In Angola, UNITA used the illegitimate trade of diamonds to fund itself. This resulted in sanctions being placed upon Angola by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in July 1998. The world became aware that “conflict diamonds” were being used fund and sustain armed rebel forces in various African countries. Establishment of the KPCS A meeting of Southern African diamond-producing states was held in Kimberley in

Maria Gallegos Professor Schamp Eng 111 29 November 2016 Illicit Diamond Trade In the U.S the significance of a diamond is love or desire. It is a fetish commodity that consumers seek, in order to feel a certain way like love within them and their loved one. It is used in cultural significance. For instance, in Quinceneras. It also represents the class level one is in, like in the Kanye West’s music video. Two worlds are presented Prague and Africa. In Prague we see the

fighting over? Diamonds. These diamonds, known to many as blood diamonds, conflict diamonds, and war diamonds are what fill the coffers of the warlords and rebel forces of the countries listed above. The money that is derived from the sale of these diamonds is linked to civil war, genocide, and terrorism. To stop the atrocious acts mentioned before, I propose that more needs to be done to stop the flow of blood diamonds in

Diamonds are the universal symbol of love, devotion and commitment between couples. Diamonds bring joy and elation to most people but to others, they are a source of suffering. A blood diamond is a diamond that is mined in a war zone; more precisely in Africa. Due to blood diamonds, people have been held against their will and forced to work in mines with poor working conditions. The countries that are most affected with this issue are Sierra Leone, Angola, and Liberia. These places have used the

Diamond Ethics Blood Diamonds, also referred to as conflict diamonds, are diamonds that derive from areas controlled by forces or sections opposed to lawful and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in resistance to those governments, or in breach of the decisions of the Security Council. These radicals sell these diamonds, and the money is used to acquire weapons or to fund their military actions, and used to bribe foreign officials. Blood Diamonds are often

possessions. This political issue targets Asian and Western powerful nations due to their large export of natural resources from poor African nations. Corporations from the US, France, Britain and China are drilling into the continent for its oil, gold and diamonds. Increasing their profits from rule of corrupt regimes. Although western nations need Africa’s natural resources for economic benefits, the people of Africa are negatively impacted by violent conflicts and lack of economic progression. Africa is

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