Also known as ‘blood’ diamonds, conflict diamonds are diamonds that have been mined and illegally sold to fund rebel or terror-based conflicts in war-torn areas. This practice is extremely lucrative for such groups, but it brings a terrible reality. The mining of conflict diamonds perpetuates human rights violations and atrocities such as rape, murder, and the use of child soldiers.
Areas from which conflict diamonds are known to originate include the African nations of Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. The United Nations defines conflict diamonds as ‘any diamond mined in areas controlled by forces that oppose the legitimate, internationally recognized government of a country’.
This is why Jewelrythis does everything it can to ensure that its suppliers and service providers share high ethical standards.
Known Conflict Diamond Areas
