Conflict Diamond Issues
Conflict diamonds have funded devastating civil wars in Africa, and have been associated with human rights abuses, environmental damage, and terrorism.

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Violence & Smuggling
While many of the wars from which conflict diamonds originated have abated, state sanctioned violence in the diamond industry has not.

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Efforts to Control
The Kimberley Process oversees diamond mines but ignores human rights abuses including child labor, state sanctioned violence, and worker exploitation and poverty.

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Labor
Many of the world's diamonds are harvested using practices that exploit children, communities, and the workers.

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Environment
Lacking strong controls and regulation, diamond mining has wreaked environmental havoc throughout Africa.


