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Stop the Illegal Trade in Blood Diamonds

Illegal trading in diamonds by rebel groups has fueled civil wars and destroyed lives, killing close to four million people and displacing millions more.

After diamond-fueled wars in Angola, Sierra Leone, and the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), the diamond industry agreed in 2002 to regulation of the entire supply chain of diamonds through the Kimberley Process. Despite these efforts, the trade in blood diamonds continues. Global Witness and Amnesty International recently reported that $23 million worth of blood diamonds are being smuggled each year from the Ivory Coast of Africa and sold worldwide.

As the largest consumer of diamonds, the U.S. must take the lead in strengthening the Kimberley Process to require verification of industry compliance, and to strengthen enforcement of the U.S. Clean Diamond Trade Act. Act today and sign Care2's petition calling on Congress to finally bring an end to the blood diamond trade.

http://www.alternet.org/blooddiamonds

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Starts12/21/2006
Ends01/07/2007
IssuesHuman Rights, International, Africa
Homepagewww.alternet.org
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Posted on December 21, 2006 in Event / Call to action by leahs