First there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fuelled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that is harvested by children and funds civil […]
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Blood Diamonds and the Kimberly Process Five Years Later
Diamonds are one of the crystalline forms of carbon, the hardest substance known. The name "diamond" comes from the Greek "adamas," meaning "invincible." Diamonds were formed billions of years ago, deep within the earth. They […]
