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.
Several African countries have been affected by blood diamonds, including Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These conflicts arise from the control and exploitation of diamond mines by rebel groups to fund their activities, resulting in human rights abuses and environmental degradation. Efforts such as the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme have been implemented to combat the trade in conflict diamonds.
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.
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Terrorism is the main cause of blood diamonds. Blood diamonds are illegally sold to fund terrorism and wars. I have added a link to a complete article about blood diamonds which has more information.
Blood diamonds are diamonds sold to fund wars. The full article is attached as a resource which has more information.
The United States is not in the business of buying diamonds, blood diamonds, or otherwise.
Yes blood diamonds and conflict diamonds are the same thing. They can also be called converted diamonds, war diamonds or hot diamonds. Hopefully this answered your question.
Blood Diamonds was created on 2006-12-30.
Blood diamonds -- like all other diamonds -- are as old as earth itself. The phenomenon of blood diamonds -- diamonds used to fund mayhem, terrorism and war -- has a history in Africa beginning as early as 1975. You can read more about each country's history with blood diamonds, below.
Blood diamonds are diamonds found in the earth -- where all diamonds are found -- but are mined under threat of death and dismemberment. Blood diamonds are traded by terrorists and rebel groups to fund mayhem against humans.
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