News Releases
November 6, 2009
Failure to suspend Zimbabwe from blood diamond scheme undermines efforts to end abuses and clean up international trade
October 29, 2009
Campaigners call for urgent action on Zimbabwe blood diamonds and wider reform of the Kimberley Process to prevent abuse
October 15, 2009
Global diamond certification system failing.
Smuggling, human rights abuse and government inaction threaten global scheme, say Canadian NGO.
August 3, 2009
Zimbabwe's blood diamonds not key to economic recovery.
Suspending Zimbabwe from the Kimberley Process is Essential.
June 26, 2009
Diamond meeting makes some progress but governments need to renew commitments, say Civil Society Groups
June 19, 2009
Blood diamonds - time to plug the leaks
Civil Society Groups warn Kimberley Process effectiveness compromised
June 8, 2009
Ian Smillie moves on
March 2, 2009
Zimbawe's blood diamonds
World Diamond Regulators Flounder; UN Action Required
December 12, 2008
Conflict diamond scheme must suspend Zimbabwe
June 13, 2008
Growing Human Rights Abuse on Angola-DRC Border: Expelled Diamond Diggers Robbed and Beaten by Authorities
May 8, 2008
Presentation of Promoting Revenue Transparency Report
January 22, 2008
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) Concludes Successful Freetown Workshop on Standards & Guidelines for Artisanal Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone
October 29, 2007
Diamond Riches Contribute Little to Development in Angola:
Progress Marred By Management and Human Rights Problems
October 23, 2007
Government of Sweden and Tiffany Foundation Provide Key Startup Grants to Diamond Development Initiative (DDI)
October 23, 2007
Congolese Diamond Reforms Remain Elusive: Diamonds Provide Diggers with with $1 per Day
October 9, 2007
Venezuela Flouts International Diamond Agreement: Blood Diamond Controls Endangered
August 21, 2007
Land grabbing and land reform:
Diamonds, rubber and forests in the new Liberia
