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Blood Diamonds, also known as Conflict Diamonds are stones that are acquired in areas controlled by rebel forces that are opposed to internationally recognized governments. The rebels sell these diamonds, and use the money to purchase arms or to fund their military actions.
Blood Diamonds are often produced through the forced labor of men, women and children. They are also stolen during shipment or seized by attacking the mining operations of legitimate producers. These attacks can be on the scale of a large military operation. The stones are then smuggled into the international diamond trade and sold as legitimate gems.
These diamonds are often the main source of funding for the rebels, however, arms merchants, smugglers and dishonest diamond traders enable their actions usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or supporting a warlord's activities.
Enormous amounts of money are at stake and bribes, threats, torture, and murder are modes of operation. This is why the term "blood diamonds" is used.
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What percent of the world's diamonds are blood diamonds?
Most diamonds mined in Africa are in fact blood diamonds but perhaps its relative to your point of view? The diamonds typically called blood diamonds are the ones controlled and or sold by rebels in various countries in Africa. Given this broad definition, most any diamond could be called a 'blood diamond'. However, The Kimberly Process gives buyers the sense that a Kimberly Certified Diamond has not been mined by rebel-controlled workers.
Where blood diamond is located?
africa........north
What is the most famous conflict diamond in history?
Conflict Diamonds are also known as Blood Diamonds because they come from the most controlled and conflicted ares of the world. It is unclear as to what the most famous conflict diamond in history is.
How many kohinoor diamond in world?
There is really only one diamond with this name, the Koh-in-Noor Diamond.
Why was Elizabeth Bthory called the Blood Countess?
Because she would slash open female victims who was consider pretty put their blood in a bathtub and bath in it to make herself younger.
