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Community & Advocacy Roundup 2007
By Deepthi | February 12, 2008
To keep our website up to date with the important issues and concerns in our work, we read a lot about conflict diamonds. And the global nature of the conflict diamond trade means that it gets covered from many different angles — in terms of human rights, civil conflict, environmental concerns, governmental regulations, and industry concerns.
Media coverage of communities affected by conflict diamonds could be a lot stronger.
African conflict diamonds slow to a trickle, but gems still not guilt-free
International Herald Tribune - Dec 8, 2006
Residents in some of the diamond-producing countries recovering from years of war say they still aren’t seeing much benefit from the gems leaving their shores for markets in North America or Europe.
Conflict Diamonds In the Spotlight
Washington Post - Dec 12, 2006
Transcript of discussion with Charmian Gooch, director and co-founder of Global Witness about the issue of “Conflict Diamonds” and their links to violence In parts of Africa.
Blood Diamonds: A River or a Droplet?
Washington Post - Dec 26, 2006
Global Witness, the British advocacy group that first alerted the world to the problem in 1998, now says that conflict diamonds are part of a controversial stream of stones that also includes smuggled diamonds and diamonds mined in abusive labor situations all over the world.
Topics: Conflict Diamond Issues, In the News, Uncategorized |