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Global Effort to Halt 'Blood Diamond' Trade Stalls

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (June 25) -- An international effort to stop the trade of "blood diamonds" stalled this week over whether to allow Zimbabwe to sell millions of newly cut rough diamonds after allegations of human rights abuses in its mines. Zimbabwe's military is accused of seizing the country's eastern Marange...

Are Zimbabwe's Mines Producing 'Blood Diamonds'?

(June 22) -- A fight over Zimbabwe's diamonds and the riches they represent is being played out in Tel Aviv today, with some saying a trading ban on the stones should be continued because they are mined amid forced labor and torture. At issue are mining fields, first discovered in 2006, that are reportedly now yielding...

Background on Kimberly Process

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market.

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