Blood Diamonds in Liberia By: Olena Yousif and Peter Kim lead/diamond-650.jpg map_1.jpg

Creating a Conflict Free Diamond World Directly: · Revolutionary United Front rebels took control over diamond rich areas. · They exploited civilians and made them work in the mines as slaves and prisoners. · Had a civil war that went on for 8 years and killed over 200,000 people and displaced many more. · Diamond used for money, fueling the rebel groups’ to perpetrate more violence and continues on. · Al Quada having links with Liberia. ress.com/2009/04/rebel- group.jpg onflict-diamonds-liberia.asp

Turn the diamonds into cash and using that to purchase guns, ammunitions, and other weapons. Civil Wars are occurring and are being funded by other countries near them. Indirectly if/african-diamond-trade-3.jpg onflict-diamonds-liberia.asp

Indirect (Cont.) Liberia gave support in the form of weapons, training, logistical support, as well as a safe place where the rebels could retreat to. Neighboring countries supporting Liberia’s rebel groups. ct-diamonds_liberia.html es/651_blood_diamonds_2. jpg

Conflict Diamonds: Liberia Directly: Artisanal diamond mines were easy targets for rebel groups to take control over and they were the prey for rebel groups who could seize the mines, trading their diamonds for cash. Mano River being Liberia’s main source of diamonds. bs/event/480/385/ blood-diamonds.jpg conflict-diamonds_liberia.html

Rebels groups killing Liberian civilians

Indirect Civil War erupted in Al Quada purchasing millions of dollars worth of diamonds. Even had the UN dispatch militia to ease down the violence. blood_diamonds_1.jpg m/conflict-diamonds_liberia.html

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Liberia enters the diamond trade Directly: Kimberley Process in 2007, the European Community today confess Liberia as a member in following an assessment made by an expert mission sent to the country Liberia has been subject to UN diamond approval for six years, as a result of its civil war, it got promoted in large part by the smuggling of conflict diamonds from Liberia and Sierra Leone un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm images/conflict_diamonds_liberia_t aylor.jpg

Indirectly Liberia will now be able to export its rough diamonds legally to other Kimberley Process Members. As a result of civil war Liberia has been subjected to UN diamond approval for 6 years. Kimberley Process experts visited Liberia in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to advise Liberia on diamond production and trade to prevent conflict diamonds. m/images/qa/Kimbe rley_Process.jpg un.org/articles/en/article_7000_e n.htm

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UN lifts Liberia diamond sale ban Directly The ban was meant to stop income from the sale of “blood diamonds” fueling wars in West Africa. Nearly half of the world's diamonds come from west, central and southern Africa. africa/ stm stm

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Liberia Bans Import of ‘Blood Diamonds’ Direct: Liberia has banned imports of uncertified rough diamonds from Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to conform with UN approval on stones used to support rebels. +in+liberia&page=1&qsrc=0&dm=all&ab =7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27 Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fi ssues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2F0319ban.h tm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP 8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG4QlT4%3D&ts p= onds_info/articlefiles/530- kimbcert.jpg

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Work Cited "Creating a Conflict Free Diamond World." Stop Blood Diamonds. Web. 02 Nov "Conflict Diamonds: Liberia." All About Gemstones. Web. 02 Nov European Commission. GALE, Web. 29 Oct un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm. un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm BBC news. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct GNU licences. Global Policy Forum., Web. 29 Oct all&ab=7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fissues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2 F0319ban.htm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG 4QlT4%3D&tsp= all&ab=7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fissues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2 F0319ban.htm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG 4QlT4%3D&tsp=

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