Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Watts Diamonds Aren T ForeverSample3

    Uploaded by

    Yeghetto
    56 views13 pages
    This document discusses the history of blood diamonds and their role in fueling civil wars and human rights abuses in Africa, particularly Sierra Leone and Liberia in the 1990s. It notes that diamonds were first discovered in Africa in 1866 but that their trade has since financed rebel groups like the RUF which have conscripted child soldiers and sex slaves and killed hundreds of thousands of people. While some smuggled blood diamonds have reached the global market, not all diamonds are necessarily conflict diamonds, with around 80% originating from war-torn areas according to estimates. The document advocates for consumers to either avoid buying diamonds or to ensure they are sourcing them responsibly.

    Original Description:

    cc

    Original Title

    Watts Diamonds Aren t ForeverSample3

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document discusses the history of blood diamonds and their role in fueling civil wars and human rights abuses in Africa, particularly Sierra Leone and Liberia in the 1990s. It notes that diamonds were first discovered in Africa in 1866 but that their trade has since financed rebel groups like the RUF which have conscripted child soldiers and sex slaves and killed hundreds of thousands of people. While some smuggled blood diamonds have reached the global market, not all diamonds are necessarily conflict diamonds, with around 80% originating from war-torn areas according to estimates. The document advocates for consumers to either avoid buying diamonds or to ensure they are sourcing them responsibly.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    56 views13 pages

    Watts Diamonds Aren T ForeverSample3

    Uploaded by

    Yeghetto
    This document discusses the history of blood diamonds and their role in fueling civil wars and human rights abuses in Africa, particularly Sierra Leone and Liberia in the 1990s. It notes that diamonds were first discovered in Africa in 1866 but that their trade has since financed rebel groups like the RUF which have conscripted child soldiers and sex slaves and killed hundreds of thousands of people. While some smuggled blood diamonds have reached the global market, not all diamonds are necessarily conflict diamonds, with around 80% originating from war-torn areas according to estimates. The document advocates for consumers to either avoid buying diamonds or to ensure they are sourcing them responsibly.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 13

    Diamonds Arent

    Forever
    Laura Watts

    Imagine.
    Armed militia attack

    Your Family murdered

    Diamonds In Africa
    First discovered
    in 1866
    1990s: Sierra
    Leone & Liberia
    Hundreds of
    thousands killed

    Blood Diamonds
    Area of Conflict
    Illegally Traded
    Money used for
    Weapons

    Political Conflict
    1990s: Civil War
    1991: RUF &
    Government
    Death squads
    threaten
    population

    People should not buy


    diamonds:
    1. Cause war in Africa

    2. Victim of Scandal

    Cause Civil War


    RUF: 16,000 strong
    Boys = killers
    Girls = sex slaves
    4,000-10,000
    children abducted
    50,000 people
    killed

    Guerrilla Victim:
    Ernest Vanboi
    Abducted in 1997
    Carved RUF on chest
    Both hands cut off

    Smuggling Scam
    Slave> Rebel Leader> Smuggler> Tiffany
    s
    Only 200 Officers

    40% with no policy

    Smugglers Caught In Arizona


    Still present
    today
    $2 million
    worth of
    diamonds
    Charges
    dropped

    People should not buy


    diamonds:
    1. Cause war in Africa

    2. Victim of Scandal

    But.
    Not all Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds.

    80% diamonds
    from conflict
    Smuggling
    Business
    15% known on
    market

    Source: Global Witness

    The Proposal
    Buy Alternatives
    Or
    Buy the Right
    Way

    You might also like