Blood Diamonds in Zimbabwe By Antonette Puleo And Rasheed Haddad

Zimbabwe is still doing human rights abuses, exploitation, and slavery in the diamond industry.( monds ) monds

The Kimberley process… …Is a group of governments, diamond industry representatives, and civil society stakeholders that is created to send diamonds from the African countries to the global markets. These diamonds are mainly used to finance wars for rebels against governments Diamond industry has been notorious for exploitation and slavery mainly children syndication.mochila.com/pimg/APInc/APNews Features/2009/07/05/ZIMBABWE_DIAMOND S largeslideshow.jpg e.org/blog/view/zimbabwe_st ill_exporting_blood_diamond s

The Zimbabwe eastern diamond fields are some of the many areas that are being questioned by the Kimberley process. They are accused of killing many of their diamond diggers in that area so they can take the dead diggers recovered gems in their own pockets.( The Zimbabwe eastern diamond fields are some of the many areas that are being questioned by the Kimberley process. They are accused of killing many of their diamond diggers in that area so they can take the dead diggers recovered gems in their own pockets.( for-zimbabwean-blood-diamond-ban- $ $300.jpg

The world diamond council that regulates diamond trade has named Zimbabwe as not having a safe non-conflict diamond mining. ( The world diamond council that regulates diamond trade has named Zimbabwe as not having a safe non-conflict diamond mining. ( Zimbabwe doesn’t have enough regulations to prevent abuse in the diamond industry. ( Zimbabwe doesn’t have enough regulations to prevent abuse in the diamond industry. ( The Kimberly process wants to suspend the diamond flow from Zimbabwe for 6 months so they can have enough time to make regulations to prevent these events from happening. ( The Kimberly process wants to suspend the diamond flow from Zimbabwe for 6 months so they can have enough time to make regulations to prevent these events from happening. ( It will make a huge negative impact in the diamond industry in Zimbabwe but that is what they need to do. ( It will make a huge negative impact in the diamond industry in Zimbabwe but that is what they need to do. (

Most of the money that is being used in the civil wars in Africa are coming from diamonds. Diamonds are a extremely high form of wealth. Al Qaeda is using these gems to make money to buy weapons. It is said that Al Qaeda made over 20 million by purchasing these diamonds. Most of the mining for diamonds are done by the RUF rebels. ( Most of the money that is being used in the civil wars in Africa are coming from diamonds. Diamonds are a extremely high form of wealth. Al Qaeda is using these gems to make money to buy weapons. It is said that Al Qaeda made over 20 million by purchasing these diamonds. Most of the mining for diamonds are done by the RUF rebels. ( )

The Zimbabwean government is seeking profit from the new diamond field they have found. While this is going on the local people are trying to take the diamonds for themselves to survive in this poor country. ( The Zimbabwean government is seeking profit from the new diamond field they have found. While this is going on the local people are trying to take the diamonds for themselves to survive in this poor country. ( The government is saying that it is a illegal trade and that it cost 400 million dollars in the central bank. The government arrested 1600 people in December. The government is saying that it is a illegal trade and that it cost 400 million dollars in the central bank. The government arrested 1600 people in December.

It is said that people are being killed like flies in these diamond fields. The worst abuses were during October and November in Soldiers came and put a machine gun on the field and shot all the miners down, some buried under ground.5000 arrested and beaten It is said that people are being killed like flies in these diamond fields. The worst abuses were during October and November in Soldiers came and put a machine gun on the field and shot all the miners down, some buried under ground.5000 arrested and beaten AABsQ/Y2DnxkWRuLI/s400/zimbabwe+soldiers+at+Heroes+Acre. jpg

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