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.
Conflict free diamonds are those diamonds that have been ethically sourced without any bloodshed. The way to make sure the diamonds are conflict free is to check and see if the retailer or wholesaler has a Kimberley Process certification. The process was set up "to ensure that diamond purchases were not financing violence by rebel movements and their allies seeking to undermine legitimate governments.” https://www.kimberleyprocess.com
Randomly, and often at gunpoint, or under threat of a machete or other lethal weapon.
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.
The duration of Blood Diamonds is 1.67 hours.
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.
Every country with citizens who buy diamonds are concerned with the illegal trafficking of blood diamonds.
Money, mayhem, terrorism and power are all causes of blood diamonds.
So long as there are criminals in the world, there will be blood diamonds.
They are called blood diamonds because the money made from them is used to fund wars and terrorist activities.