As an average consumer, you may not be able to purchase a blood diamond on the open market, because blood diamonds -- by their definition -- are sold to finance civil war, terrorism, and deadly mayhem.
However, you could purchase a diamond and not know that it was a blood diamond, because of the stone's change-of-hands process required of all diamonds as they travel from being mined to being sold.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blood diamonds have been found in countries such as Sierra Leone, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zimbabwe. These diamonds are mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict and civil wars, contributing to human rights abuses and environmental degradation. International efforts such as the Kimberley Process have been established to regulate the diamond trade and prevent the sale of 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, also known as conflict diamonds, come from various countries where diamond mining is associated with human rights abuses and violence, such as Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These diamonds are illegally traded to finance armed conflict and civil wars.
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.