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How are the people living around the area of the blood diamonds?
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Their's is an uneasy life.
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Why are diamonds called Blood Diamonds?
i think it is because some diamonds people have fought and even died over. this isn't a very good definition ... Some diamonds are called blood diamonds, also known as conflict diamonds, because these diamonds were used to finance conflicts in central and western Africa, mostly. The last James Bond movie to star Pierce Brosnan as 007 [Die Another Day] features conflict diamonds prominently in the storyline.
What countries support blood diamonds?
Blood diamonds mainly come from Africa, but are also traded in Liberia, Angola, and Sierra Leone. I will add a link to the full article about blood diamonds.
What are the effects of blood diamonds?
It affects Africa in a negative way. The illegal trade of diamonds can provide rebel groups with funds for purchasing weapons. Many of these rebel groups force villager's labor in diamond mines.
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.
Why did sierra Leone have a civil war?
the civil War was because the Sierra Leone government wanted blood diamonds so he made all the people in his country dig all day to find diamonds that's why it started government wanted diamonds so he could sale it and make money)
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, . :)
Who benefits from blood diamonds?
people in need
Who is involved in blood diamonds?
People who trade in blood diamonds are generally criminals, terrorists and others who want to finance mayhem.
What do the people who get the money from the blood diamonds use it for?
Blood diamonds fund terrorism, mayhem, civil war and general abuse of humans.
Is blood diamonds a good process?
No, the "blood" implies people died obtaining them.
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 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.
How many more people did the blood diamonds kill?
Diamonds don't kill people -- people kill people. Since this is an illegal activity, a strict count of the number of people maimed or killed in pursuit of these diamonds is not available.
How did the people die from searching for diamonds?
You're probably thinking of people who are murdered based on the forced slavery involved in searching for blood diamonds.
Why do you think people buy blood diamonds when they know slavery is involved?
because those diamonds might be cheaper than other diamonds available
How old do you have to be to find blood diamonds?
There is no age limit to the people enrolled against their will to find blood diamonds. These enslaved people usually work at gunpoint or under other threat of death. There is no moral compass at work among the criminals who force people to search for blood diamonds that would preclude them from using small children in their crime.
