Archive for May, 2010
Diamond Smuggling from Zimbabwe Forces Acknowledgment of KP Failures
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010So far, in dealing with Zimbabwe’s shocking human rights violations, the approach of the Kimberley Process (KP) has been threefold: minimize Zimbabwe’s actions, slap the Zimbabwean government ever so lightly on the wrists, and then hope for the best. Now it appears that this wishful approach has backfired—and that the jewelry industry, running for cover, [...]
