Conflict free diamonds, also known as blood diamond, are the diamonds traded illegally or unlawfully by the rebel, terrorists or military personalities. The countries that are most affected are Liberia, Angola, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Congo. Most of the countries are from Africa, which supplies two third of the world’s diamonds.
In 2001, Bill Clinton, The President of America, issued an order that prohibited the import of blood diamonds in the United States. CTDA (Clean Diamond Trade Act) was implemented in United States to apply and legislate the law. The law was a great success and majority of the diamond dealers around the world supported this law.
How to buy Conflict free diamonds:
Diamond retailers hesitate to guarantee whether the diamond is a conflict free diamond or not. As a consumer, you should ask for the details of the diamond, which you are interested to purchase. Every genuine diamond jeweler should provide you all the history and guarantee of that diamond. Check the diamond’s system of certificate, for its warranty. Blood diamond trading will be eradicated only when customers start demanding proof for the diamond.
Kimberley Process and Goals:
The objective of the Kimberley Process is to trace and document all the rough diamonds that enters the participating country with the shippers. KPCS is functional among all the members including government and non-government agencies. KPCS has achieved significant goals since its establishment and it has excellent goals to stop trading conflict free diamond. Kimberley’s process forces the government to document all the information of the diamond while its import and export.
Canadian diamonds:
Canadian mines produces diamonds hence, code of conduct is set to avoid conflict free diamond. This code of conduct includes rules for marking, packing and proper handling of all Canadian diamonds.
