Are Blood Diamonds Still A Problem. The organizations called on the public to question the origins of the diamonds they purchase and urged the US government to strengthen and enforce the Clean Diamond Trade Act. The answer may be hard to hear but the reason conflict diamonds are still a problem is because unknowing consumers keep purchasing them and not asking questions about their origin.
There was even a movie called Blood Diamond that describes some of the tragedies and violent acts that happen during blood diamonds extractions. They have been responsible for funding recent conflicts in Africa which resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. A lot has been done to address the issue of blood diamonds and conflict diamonds since then but unfortunately we still have a ways to go.
The illicit trade of diamonds represents four percent of the worlds diamond population a significant decrease from 2003.
Many diamonds are still stained by severe human rights abuses such as forced labor beatings torture and murder. Despite this decrease the manufacturing of blood diamonds is still a prevalent problem. They have been responsible for funding recent conflicts in Africa which resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. The organizations called on the public to question the origins of the diamonds they purchase and urged the US government to strengthen and enforce the Clean Diamond Trade Act.
