blood diamonds
diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance the purchase of weapons
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"The minister also called for a boycott of diamonds from rebel sources in Sierra Leone and other countries where they were being used to finance civil wars in other parts of Africa. He said: 'Someone going into a jewellery shop should insist that what they are buying is not a blood diamond but a clean diamond.'"
(Kim Sengupta in "Hain Reported Rebel Arms Supplier to UN" The Independent, May 23, 2000)
(Kim Sengupta in "Hain Reported Rebel Arms Supplier to UN" The Independent, May 23, 2000)
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WORDWISE: also known as "conflict diamonds"
