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World Diamond Council Embraces Change of Conflict Diamond Definition

Monday, May 14 2012 12:02PM JCK - Blogs (redirected),

World Diamond Council Embraces Change of Conflict Diamond Definition Changing the definition of conflict diamonds to include gems produced in violent conditions (which is another way of saying diamonds related to human rights abuses) is perhaps the most important—and politically charged—reform that could be made to the Kimberley Process And at today’s World Diamond Council meeting in Vicenza Italy two important entities endorsed that initiativeThe first was Kimberley Process chair Gillian Milovanovic This wasn’t exactly a surprise—it’s widely assumed the

WDC Plenary Agrees to a Wider Definition of 'Conflict Diamonds'

Monday, May 14 2012 7:21AM Rapaport - News,

WDC Plenary Agrees to a Wider Definition of 'Conflict Diamonds' PRESS RELEASE Members of the World Diamond Council (WDC) meeting today in a plenary session at the WDC's eight annual meeting reaffirmed the diamond and jewelry industry's commitment to eliminating the trade in conflict diamonds and agreed that the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) should evolve to reflect changes that have taken place since it was first launched i

KP Chair, WDC Support Expansion of Definition of Conflict Diamonds

Monday, May 14 2012 6:05AM IDEX Online - News,

KP Chair WDC Support Expansion of Definition of Conflict Diamonds The World Diamond Council has passed a resolution that supports expanding the definition of conflict diamonds to "Diamond related violence in rough diamond producing and trading areas" The language substantially expands the current definition of the Kimberley Process Core Documents from trade by rebelling forces

Blood Diamonds in the Mainstream Jewelry Supply

Monday, May 7 2012 8:39AM ,

Blood Diamonds in the Mainstream Jewelry Supply By Aurelie Sinclair Blood diamonds – also called conflict diamonds – were once kept almost completely out of the US diamond market by the Kimberley Process However with the Process’ recent failings more and more are finding their way into …

Blood Diamonds

Monday, Apr 30 2012 5:20PM About.com Jewelry / Accessories: Most Popular Articles,

Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds often called blood diamonds are gems that are sold to fund groups that are terrorizing citizens in some diamond producing countries Learn a few conflict diamond basics and use these tips to help avoid buying a blood diamond

So, what exactly are conflict diamonds?

Tuesday, Mar 27 2012 7:37AM JR Jewelers Blog,

So what exactly are conflict diamonds Conflict diamonds also known as “blood” diamonds are diamonds used by rebel movements to fund armed conflicts Many times these conflicts are aimed at undermining the established government The apparent problem with conflict diamonds got much media attention during the late 1990s In an attempt to eradicate conflict diamonds in August of 2003 the United []

Conflict free diamonds at the Oscars

Friday, Dec 16 2011 2:36PM Abazias - Celebrity News,

Conflict free diamonds at the Oscars At the 2006 Oscars stars were very contentious about the diamonds they chose to wear All the beautiful diamond jewelry that was worn was conflict free Awareness to conflict diamonds was brought to the stars and the public through the newly released movie Blood Diamonds Celebrities from the movie have been making sure others are aware of the things that go on with conflict diamonds in hope that they will be sure to stop buying these types of diamonds There were still diamond jewelry seen throughout the Oscars but the stars and their jewelers made sure all the diamonds sported were conflict free

The Kimberley Process on Conflict Diamonds: Quo Vadis?

Thursday, Dec 8 2011 10:15AM Newsvine - diamonds,

The Kimberley Process on Conflict Diamonds Quo Vadis By Ian Smillie Development Consultant based in Ottawa and one of the founders of the Kimberley Process Early this week Global Witness announced its withdrawal from the Kimberley Process saying &ldquoThe Kimberley Process&rsquos refusal to evolve and address the clear l &hellip

The One Percent Myth: Debunking a Diamond Industry Statistic, Part IV

Monday, Dec 5 2011 8:47PM Brilliant Earth Blog,

The One Percent Myth Debunking a Diamond Industry Statistic Part IV We’re back with our discussion of the one percent myth – the misleading notion promoted by the diamond industry that conflict diamonds make up considerably less than one percent of the diamond supply In prior blogs we’ve shown how the only diamonds that the diamond industry counts as conflict diamonds are those from Cote d’Ivoire a small []

Conflict Diamond Update: Amnesty International

Thursday, Sep 1 2011 4:30PM Jewelry News - Domestic & International News,

Conflict Diamond Update Amnesty International

Some diamonds have helped fund devastating civil wars in Africa destroying the lives of millions Conflict diamonds are those sold in order to fund armed conflict and civil war Profits from the trade in conflict diamonds worth billions of dollars were used by warlords and rebels to buy arms during the devastating wars in Angola the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sierra Leone Wars that have