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Pictures of Blood Diamonds, Who is Hurt, Where It’s Happening, and What Can be Done
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“Conflict diamonds,
sometimes called blood diamonds, are diamonds that are sold to fund the unlawful and illegal operations of rebel, military
and terrorist groups.”
http://www.amnestyusa.org
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Where is it happening? Blood Diamonds are being produced in many
areas such as Ghana and Mali
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Quick facts on Ghana
• 24,339,838 people live in Ghana.• There are 270,993 men in the army and
263,961 women.• Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan
Africa to achieve independence from colonial domination in 1957.
• The government type is a constitutional democracy.
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Economy of Ghana
• 50% of GDP. Gold and cocoa production and individual remittances are major sources of foreign exchange. Oil production at Ghana's offshore Jubilee field began in mid-December and is expected to boost economic growth.
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Quick Facts on Mali
• 13,796,354 is the population of Mali.
• The government type of Mali is a republic.•Age structure 0-14 years: 47.1% 15-64 years: 49.9% 65 years and over: 3%
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No one should be harmed
in the manufacturingand collection of diamonds
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“rebels grossly abuse human rights, often murdering and enslaving the local populations to
mine the diamonds” http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/
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What Can We Do?
• Get Educated about Blood Diamonds and actions such as The Kimberly Process
• The Kimberly Process was established in 2002 to stop the flow of conflict diamonds
• Learn from and Support Websites such as: http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org and http://www.un.org/peace
• Create a website to promote knowledge about blood diamonds