Blood Diamonds
By Stephen Vittorini
http://www.personal.psu.edu
Other names for blood diamonds
conflict diamond, converted diamond, hot diamond, or war diamond
What are blood diamonds?
Blood diamonds are diamonds mined in a war zone. Then they are sold to finacy insurgancys, invading army's war efforts, and warlord activitys.
Who does the labor?
Slaves and children
Where are the blood diamond mines?
Many diffrent places in africa.
What can we do to stop it?
The world diamond concil is trying to stop the smuggling of these diamonds. We can stop buying these diamonds that are from blood diamond mines. The United Nations is also trying to stop it because it is a conflic that is funding war.