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1 Blood Diamonds By: Kevork Boyadjian Danny Ward

2 The Start The start of the these killings and the illicit diamonds trade is when the Revolutionary United Front (R.U.F.) crossed the Liberian border to Sierra Leone http://www- pub.naz.edu:9000/~srourke6/images/gallery2_8.gif http://www- pub.naz.edu:9000/~srourke6/images/gallery2_8.gif Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..http://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.cfmhttp://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.cfm

3 The Rise The Government of Sierra Leone started Operation Genesis to stop R.U.F., but they could not stop them During the 1996 election the R.U.F attacked civilians http://www.hrw.org/reports/2005/westafrica0405 /westafrica0405_files/image001.jpg http://www.hrw.org/reports/2005/westafrica0405 /westafrica0405_files/image001.jpg Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..http://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.c fmhttp://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.c fm

4 Blood Diamonds In the late 1990’s the R.U.F started distributing illicit diamonds from Sierra Leone to the rest of the world http://www.amnesty.org.hk/UserFiles/Image/abc/conflict_diamond/8990_web. jpg http://www.amnesty.org.hk/UserFiles/Image/abc/conflict_diamond/8990_web. jpg Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Dia mond.htmlhttp://www.un.org/peace/africa/Dia mond.html

5 The Growth of Illicit Diamonds The Illicit Diamond trading grew R.U.F into a huge business millions of dollars worth of diamonds was flowing all around the world The Illicit Diamond trading grew R.U.F into a huge business millions of dollars worth of diamonds was flowing all around the world Even though this was happening in the time no one really cared about what was happening Even though this was happening in the time no one really cared about what was happening Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html

6 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00995/diamond-460_995716c.jpg

7 Effect The people of Sierra Leone were being hurt and tortured for the beauty of the diamonds “The international diamond industry's trading centers in Europe funded this horror by buying up to $125 million worth of diamonds a year from the RUF” Cambell, Greg. "Blood Diamonds." Amnesty International USA. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.html http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/images/Blood%20Diamonds.jpg

8 http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.html

9 Effects (Continued) “Throughout the 1990s, children like Jusu Lahia armed themselves with diamond-purchased AK-47s and, under the nose of the United Nations, helped the rebels sell the gems to terrorists.” Cambell, Greg. "Blood Diamonds." Amnesty International USA. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.html http://www.operationbrokensilence.org/wp- content/uploads/2009/09/5811_600x399_600x399_0x0.jpg

10 Differences Between Legal and Illicit Diamonds Mines Legal http://diamonds- usa.com/blog/images/ekati_diamond_mine.jpg http://diamonds- usa.com/blog/images/ekati_diamond_mine.jpgIllicit http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Sier ra_Leone_diamond_mining1.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Sier ra_Leone_diamond_mining1.jpg

11 http://whataboutafrica.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/blood- diamonds.jpg

12 The Price for Beauty The price for these beautiful gems is 20,000 people getting there hands, ears, legs, and lips cut off. The deaths was speculated to be around 75,000 Cambell, Greg. "Blood Diamonds." Amnesty International USA. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestyno w/diamonds.htmlhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestyno w/diamonds.html http://undercovered.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/diamondspri ce.jpg

13 NOW With all of the conflict diamonds roaming around the Earth, people started to put several different embargos on diamonds in Africa. Also they now have a system to identify the origin of the diamond that you purchase so you know its conflict free http://applesofgold.com/jewelryblog/images/2009/01/diamond.j pg Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html

14 References Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete Cambell, Greg. "Blood Diamonds." Amnesty International USA. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete "Sierra Leone Conflict Diamonds." Stop Blood Diamonds. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete "West African Diamonds Mines - Sierra Leone." All About Gemstones. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.. Brown, Pervinia P. "Blood Diamonds." WorldPress. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete Cambell, Greg. "Blood Diamonds." Amnesty International USA. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete Campino, Anna F. "CONFLICT DIAMONDS." Sanctions and War. United Nations Department of Public Information, 21 Mar. 2001. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete "Sierra Leone Conflict Diamonds." Stop Blood Diamonds. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..EditDelete "West African Diamonds Mines - Sierra Leone." All About Gemstones. 2007. Web. 9 Nov. 2009..http://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.cfmEditDeletehttp://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.htmlEditDeletehttp://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.htmlEditDeletehttp://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/sierra-leone-conflict- diamonds.aspEditDeletehttp://www.khulsey.com/jewelry/kh_jewelry_conflict_diamonds.htmlhttp://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.cfmEditDeletehttp://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.htmlEditDeletehttp://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.htmlEditDeletehttp://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/sierra-leone-conflict- diamonds.aspEditDeletehttp://www.khulsey.com/jewelry/kh_jewelry_conflict_diamonds.html

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