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Article

14 Jun 2010

Author:
Global Witness

[PDF] Return of the blood diamond: The deadly race to control Zimbabwe's new-found diamond wealth

This report is an update on the situation in Marange. It calls on the Kimberley Process to take urgent and decisive action to address Zimbabwe’s non-compliance with the scheme’s rules, bring to an end the violence and corruption in the Marange diamond fields, and restore public faith in the diamond trade…this report outlines the pattern of violence in the Marange diamond fields…examines the Kimberley Process’s failure to act…reveals that the joint venture companies awarded mining rights by the Zimbabwean government in the name of improving conditions in Marange are in fact directly linked to the Zanu PF military and political elite responsible for the abuses [refers to African Consolidated Resources, Canadile Miners, Core Mining and Mineral Resources, Grandwell Holdings (part of New Reclamation Group), Mdaba Diamonds, Rio Tinto, Saman, Ziscosteel, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation]