Blood Diamonds

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Conflict diamond
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:War_diamond
Conflict diamond
gptkbp:associatedWith Civil wars in Africa
gptkbp:criticizedFor Human rights organizations
gptkbp:defines Diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict against governments
gptkbp:exportedTo International diamond markets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blood Diamonds
gptkbp:impact Human rights abuses
Child labor
Environmental destruction
Funding of armed conflict
gptkbp:industryResponse gptkb:Kimberley_Process
gptkbp:notableCountry gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Amnesty_International
gptkb:Global_Witness
gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch
gptkbp:percentageOfWorldProduction Estimated up to 15% in the 1990s
gptkbp:period 1990s
2000s
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_Nations_sanctions
Illicit trade
Smuggling
gptkbp:status Reduced due to international efforts, but still present
gptkbp:subjectOf UN Security Council resolutions
book: Blood Diamonds by Greg Campbell
film: Blood Diamond (2006)
gptkbp:symbolizes Ethical issues in the diamond trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rebel_Heart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5