Blood Diamonds at TH!NK3

Conflict diamonds have now inspired (at least) two articles by my fellow TH!NK3'er Brazilian Luan Galani.

Kimberley Process at stake

Blood diamonds continue to be mined and sold from Marange (Zimbabwe) – which contains the largest known concentration of diamonds in the world – and find their way into jewellery stores worldwide. Kimberley Process is failing in its core mission of keeping blood diamonds out of international markets. Everything indicates that the beneficiaries of this diamond wealth are largely members of the military and officials in President Robert Mugabe's inner circle. Even so, Kimberley Process members insist on not suspending Zimbabwe or banning the sale of its stones.

Diamonds: crime and punishment

As highlighted in my last post, the Kimberley Process (KP) is failing in its mission of keeping blood diamonds out of international markets. To demand far-reaching reforms of this international body first it is needed to better understand how it works and what the backdrop is. That will be my purposes with this post.

Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed (TH!NK3)

Bougainville Copper Limited's Panguna mine closed in 1989 after an armed struggle against the company and the government of Papua New Guinea. BCL is controlled by mining giant Rio Tinto.

Clive was a fighter for the Bougainville Revolutionary Army. Locals claim that up to 20,000 people died during the secessionist struggle, many from health related problems. He is an independence activist, documentary maker, singer and writer. He blogs at Mekamui.

Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed from Kevin Rennie on Vimeo.

Read the whole article by Kevin Rennie at development.thinkaboutit.eu!