Randomly, and often at gunpoint, or under threat of a machete or other lethal weapon.
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.
we can stop it by makeing diamonds cost less or not buying them
65 percent of the world's diamonds come from Africa which is where the issue of blood diamonds is the biggest concern. In the past these diamonds could end up anywhere and no one would know any better. Recently there have been checks and balances put in place to stop the majority of blood diamonds from leaving Africa. Africa, Liberia, Angola, and Sierra Leone are places that blood diamonds are traded for arms or used to fund wars and terrorism.
The film Blood Diamond, link below, may have introduced people to the existence of blood diamonds, who did not know about them before seeing the film. At least, it provoked dialog and discussions about diamonds and their sources.
Too often. No rock is worth any human life.
Yes, miners mine for diamonds.
A blood diamond is a diamond traded once found by miners who work at gunpoint, under threat of death. Blood diamonds fund terrorism, crime and mayhem against humans. Blood diamonds are well known across the world.
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.
dont know but they try and find diamonds
The duration of Blood Diamonds is 1.67 hours.
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.
Diamond, per se, is not lethal. However, there are forms of harvesting diamonds that can kill humans: blood diamonds are picked up by people who work at gunpoint. Blood diamonds fund terrorism, war, and mayhem against humans.
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.
Blood Diamonds was created on 2006-12-30.
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 -- 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.