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.
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.
Diamonds that are mined in Africa are usually called blood diamonds. These diamonds are called as such because they are mined from war-torn areas, with the proceeds going to fund terrorist or insurgent groups.
Diamonds are called Blood Diamonds (or Conflict Diamonds) when they are mined in war zones and sold to fund armed conflict, often by rebel groups against governments. These diamonds have been linked to severe human rights abuses, including forced labor, violence, and exploitation, especially in parts of Africa during the 1990s and early 2000s. The term highlights the human cost behind the sparkle.
Blood diamonds are becoming scarce.
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.
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.
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.