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Blood diamonds are collected, traded, and dealt in order to fund mayhem, civil war, terrorism and other atrocities against humans.
Locals are enrolled in digging for diamonds by hand at gunpoint, and can be killed, maimed, and lose their families to the thugs who deal in blood diamonds, a natural resource in some geographies.
Any 'local' who happens to be 'nearby' during any blood diamond transaction, from mining, trading, brokering, hiding or stealing them, can be killed, maimed or otherwise abused by people whose commerce is blood diamonds.
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Who was buying diamonds from the locals in the movie 'Blood Diamond'?
Derek Luke
What are the human rights problems with diamonds?
Some terrorist organizations and governments use diamonds to fund mayhem. These diamonds are called 'blood diamonds'. You can read more, below.
What country do blood diamonds come from?
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.
How did blood diamond get there name?
Blood diamonds are so named because they are mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict. The term highlights the human rights abuses and violence associated with the diamond trade in these regions.
How many die from blood diamonds in Angola?
Because any activity around blood diamonds is illicit, illegal, and occurs out of sight, a number of deaths associated with them is an unknown number. The trade in blood diamonds that supported Angola's civil wars between 1974 and 2001 did produce significant numbers of diamonds, as represented as a percentage of the world's diamond trade. The cost in human lives, however, is impossible to determine. You can read more about Angola and blood diamonds, below.
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 is the duration of Blood Diamonds?
The duration of Blood Diamonds is 1.67 hours.
What is the cause of blood diamonds?
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.
What health problems are associated with food industry?
Obesity,high blood pressuree
Why did blood blood diamonds happen?
Blood diamonds are diamonds sold to fund wars. The full article is attached as a resource which has more information.
How many blood diamonds do the US buy?
The United States is not in the business of buying diamonds, blood diamonds, or otherwise.
When was Blood Diamonds created?
Blood Diamonds was created on 2006-12-30.
