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Sierra Leone Diamonds

Sierra Leone Diamonds. Beata Surma Pedro Lopez. About Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is located in the western part of Africa. It has a population of about 6,440,053 The official Language is English https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html#.

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Sierra Leone Diamonds

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  1. Sierra Leone Diamonds BeataSurma Pedro Lopez

  2. About Sierra Leone • Sierra Leone is located in the western part of Africa. • It has a population of about 6,440,053 • The official Language is English • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html# Photo Credit: UNECA .ORG DATABASE

  3. Introduction to the conflict • Ever since 1986 when Siaka Stevens became the prime minister, and realized how profitable these diamonds were, illegal diamond trading and mining began to happen-causing most trade in the following years to be illegal. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) began attacking Sierra Leone to "end crime and corruption" but they were actually trying to take control of the diamond mines. With RUF controlling the mines, the conditions were very poor and miners were punished big time for small mistakes. These diamonds began being known as blood diamonds/conflict diamonds. In the 1990s, approximately $125 million worth of rough diamonds were bought by just Europe. The civil war began to get very bad and worse over time so the UN began to send help and set up a program In the 1990s, that "requires a paper trail that certifies the origin of rough diamonds." No matter what people still find a way to smuggle illegal diamonds into "clean" countries, but it has been getting better. Many retailers don't sell these diamonds and have certificates to prove so. • http://www.uniosil.org/Sierra-Leone-Diamonds.html

  4. Photo courtesy of Renate Hagenouw

  5. Illegal exportation • Sierra Leone is one of the countries with the highest quality diamonds in the world. • There is a greater amount of diamonds being exported illegally than there is diamonds being exported legally. • There have been attempts to slow down or stop the illegal flow of rough diamonds, by forcing a paper trail to certify the origin of the diamonds but these papers can be forged and the diamonds may still be smuggled. • Many of the diamonds that are being sold worldwide in retail stores are the diamonds that are from Sierra Leone. • http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/sierra-leone-conflict-diamonds.asp

  6. Violence • Diamonds in Sierra Leone were first discovered in the 1930s and since then there has been a lot of violence over these diamonds. • Since 1930 to 2001 an estimated 50,000 people have died and more have been killed since then. • Wars have begun over the control of the diamond mines. • Children are being exploited and child labor is used to help gain control over the diamonds. • http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/sierra-leone-conflict-diamonds.asp

  7. A good explanation…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z4K_WWeBA

  8. Bibliography • "Diamonds in Conflict." Global Policy Forum. Global Policy Forum, 2005. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. http://www.globalpolicy.org/security-council/dark-side-of-natural-resources/diamonds-in-conflict.html. • Bindenagel, J.D. "Conflict Diamonds." Diamond Facts.org. World Diamond Council. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. http://www.diamondfacts.org/conflict/index.html. • Fiasco, Lupe. "LupeFiasco-Conflict Diamonds." February 17, 2007. Online video clip. YouTube. Accessed on 27 October,2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z4K_WWeBA • "Conflict Diamonds In Sierra Leone." August 13, 2008.Online Video Clip.Youtube. Accessed on 27 October,2009.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoJNwmZ74bU. • "What are Blood Diamonds?" What are Blood Diamonds?RingEnvy. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.ringenvy.com/engagement-rings/blood-diamonds>.

  9. Bibliography continued • Hagenouw, Renate. "Conflict Diamonds in Sierra Leone." Home Page - Flinders University. Flinders University. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.socsci.flinders.edu.au/global/africa/renatehagenouw/Index.htm>. • "Sierra Leone." CIA Database. 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html#>.

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