The newly-appointed U.S. chair of the international diamond watchdog has called for a review of what constitutes a “blood diamond.” According to the Kimberley Process, launched in 2003 to certify that ...

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An illegal diamond dealer from Zimbabwe displays diamonds for sale in Manica, near the border with Zimbabwe, September 19, 2010. (Goran Tomasevic/Courtesy Reuters) Global Witness’ courageous departure ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - The Kimberley Process, a government, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of so-called blood, or conflict, diamonds, has come under fire in recent months with even ...

A new report from the chair of the Kimberley Process – an initiative aimed at keeping conflict diamonds out of the global precious stones market – indicates that the UN-backed scheme is moving forward ...

Serious doubts have been cast on the ability of the year-old Kimberley process to rid the global market of conflict diamonds, which have prolonged the worst of the modern conflicts in Africa. The ...

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Global Witness, one of the founding members of the Kimberley Process, on Monday announced it has left the diamond certification body. The government-led process regulates the trade of diamonds to ...

Civil society groups continue to remain gravely concerned about the loopholes that threaten the effectiveness and the credibility of the Kimberley Process and are pressing for the adoption of regular ...

WASHINGTON — The State Department said Thursday that the U.S. will take the helm of the Kimberley Process, an international body formed in 2003 to break the link between the sale of rough diamonds and ...