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Article

1 Nov 2005

Author:
Global Witness

[PDF] full report: "Making it Work: Why the Kimberley Process Must Do More to Stop Conflict Diamonds"

Despite the Kimberley Process, conflict diamonds still exist and are entering the legitimate diamond trade...[Weak] government controls provide little deterrent to some parts of the diamond industry that continue to buy diamonds regardless of their origin. Diamonds from Cote D’Ivoire, mined in rebel-held areas, are being smuggled [out]... Liberian diamonds, defined as conflict diamonds under UN sanction, are being smuggled into neighbouring countries... The Kimberley Process has given little attention to the fact that cutting and polishing centres are vulnerable to the laundering of conflict or illicit diamonds... [refers to Shogakn (owned by Lev Leviev), Lori, Andranik-Dashk, MicroCut Diamonds]