Conflict Diamonds

On 5th December 2011 Global Witness announced its departure from the Kimberley Process , the international certification scheme established to stop the trade in blood diamonds.

[VIDEO] The Battle Against Blood Diamonds

The Kimberley Process, which established an international certification scheme once admired for successfully filtering conflict diamonds out of circulation, has recently come under fire for overlooking certain human rights abuses. Ignoring the violent conflict surrounding Zimbabwe's diamond exports has damaged its legitimacy and led to various member states pulling out of the agreement in protest.

'Blood Diamond' Sale Monitored, Prevented

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is taking over the leadership of the international body charged with monitoring and preventing the sale of blood diamonds, just a month after a major human rights watchdog quit, accusing the group of refusing to address links between gems, violence and tyranny.

Diamonds aren’t forever: Oppenheimers leave De Beers

The Oppenheimer clan built the global diamond business. Now they’re getting out, leaving an industry in flux.

New Apple report shows efforts to avoid conflict minerals in supply chain

Apple traced four conflict minerals, but could become industry leader by creating a conflict-free certification process, reports guest blogger Sasha Lezhnev.