In 2003, motivated by the savagery of civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, 75 countries joined a U.N.-sponsored global initiative to prevent trade in “conflict diamonds,” popularly referred to as “blood diamonds.” Conflict diamonds are gems mined in areas afflicted by armed...
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Charles Krakoff
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04-07-2010
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Filed under: mining, DRC, Sony, Nokia, tantalum, Democratic Republic of Congo, Apple, conflict minerals, Playstation, Sam Brownback, Zaire, coltan, Cabot Corporation, James McDermott, Samsung, Congo, RIM, Conflict Minerals Trade Act