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Because this activity is illegal, a count of people affected by blood diamonds is not available.
It's more than 'injured' -- it's death and dismemberment as well.
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Can people die by mining diamonds?
Mining accidents are common, including deaths in mines. As well, blood diamonds that fund terrorism can well be lethal to humans.
How does diamonds affect the environment?
Its not so much the environment is as it the people, because the people that retrieve the diamonds are paid very little, or usually forced to collect 'blood diamonds'. That is why some people refer to diamonds as "blood money." However, commercial mining for diamonds diamonds can cause some environmental desctruction from the digging, but this is no more or less damage than mining for any other mineral.
When did people start mining blood diamonds'?
Diamonds mined by workers at gunpoint under threat of death -- called blood diamonds for no other reason -- was first identified as a phenomenon in Angola in the 1970s. You can read more about the phenomenon of blood diamonds, below.
How many africans die once mining blood diamonds?
Everyone who dies related to blood diamonds, dies once.
Blood diamonds are what color?
Blood diamonds are not a specific color. The term "blood diamond" refers to diamonds that are mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict against governments. The term highlights the unethical and often violent nature of the diamond trade in these regions.
Who does blood diamonds effect?
Blood diamonds mainly affect the people of Africa. The diamonds are used to fund wars and terrorism. Millions of deaths are linked to the blood diamonds.
What companies buy blood diamonds?
Well Blood Diamonds are normal diamonds that have been fought for, like in a war if there were diamonds and people killed other people for them, then they are blood diamonds. (they are not red as some people think). So any mineral company will buy a 'Blood Diamond' for more than a ordinary diamond, . :)
What do Canadian diamond producers do to make sure that their diamonds can be distinguished from blood diamonds?
Canadian diamond mining companies are signatories to the certification process that assures against blood diamonds, which originate in African countries. The agreement is the Kimberly Process Certification.
Where do blood diamonds come from?
Primarily from Africa, where much of the low level mining is done by slave labour, captured in raids. Many of these people are killed, and their blood stains the river. Many of these slavery campaigns have their origin in inter-tribal fighting, and these wars are financed by the sale of these diamonds.
When did the conflict on blood diamonds arise?
Most agree that the most blatant abuse of humans related to diamonds began in Sierra Leone in the early 1970s. Others will insist that mining diamonds has always 'taken advantage of' and 'abuse' those people who work in the industry, especially in Africa.
What are the problems for the locals associated with blood diamonds?
Blood diamonds are collected, traded, and dealt in order to fund mayhem, civil war, terrorism and other atrocities against humans. Locals are enrolled in digging for diamonds by hand at gunpoint, and can be killed, maimed, and lose their families to the thugs who deal in blood diamonds, a natural resource in some geographies. Any 'local' who happens to be 'nearby' during any blood diamond transaction, from mining, trading, brokering, hiding or stealing them, can be killed, maimed or otherwise abused by people whose commerce is blood diamonds.
Who benefits from blood diamonds?
people in need
