News Releases
November 19, 2011
Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, Brussels Meeting, November 17-19, 2011
November 2, 2011
Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)
June 23, 2011
Civil society expresses vote of no confidence in conflict diamond scheme
May 26, 2011
Electronic, auto makers should commit now to due diligence standards to end trade in conflict minerals
March 23, 2011
Partnership Africa Canada launches publication on new certification scheme for African conflict minerals
November 16, 2010
Action needed to block illegal export of Zimbabwe conflict diamonds
November 5, 2010
Conflict diamond scheme must resolve Zimbabwe diamonds impasse
July 16, 2010
Crisis averted by last-minute agreement on Zimbabwe diamonds, but campaigners warn that biggest test lies ahead.
June 28, 2010
Global Witness and PAC reject Zimbabwe diamond bribe allegations
June 24, 2010
Diamond meeting ends without consensus on Zimbabwe.
Serious challenges ahead for landmark certification scheme, say NGOs.
June 18, 2010
Campaigners denounce effort to silence whistle-blower before international meeting on conflict diamonds.
June 2, 2010
Rights groups express outrage at state persecution of Zimbabwean activists
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
