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Global Witness has serious concerns about the credibility of the report, which recommends that Zimbabwe be allowed to resume diamond exports from the controversial Marange area. | June 3, 2010 Responsible Minerals Oil, Gas & Mining South Sudan Global Witness uncovers evidence of oil exploration in Darfur Read this release in Arabic | June 2, 2010 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Rights groups express outrage at state persecution of Zimbabwean activists Update here Civil Society organisations, including Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, and Partnership Africa Canada, today condemned the state-sponsored harassment and intimidation of a Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Research and Development (CRD), which has been instrumental in exposing ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe's notorious Marange diamond fields. | May 14, 2010 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo UN Security Council must act to stop mineral trade fuelling Congo war Delegates from the UN Security Council visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo today and tomorrow must act decisively to prevent natural resources fuelling conflict, said campaign group Global Witness. | April 28, 2010 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Zimbabwe Global Witness warns Zimbabwe against exporting blood diamonds Zimbabwe must not resume diamond exports from its troubled Marange diamond fields without prior permission from the Kimberley Process certification scheme, warned Global Witness today following a ruling by the Zimbabwean High Court apparently approving the sale of 129,000 carats of diamonds. Exports from Marange were stopped last year, following reports of grave human rights abuses in the area. Investigators confirmed reports that the military had carried out widespread atrocities in the diamond fields, including murder, rape and forced labour. | April 21, 2010 Responsible Minerals Governments Liberia Global Witness welcomes Dutch court decision to retry timber baron Guus Kouwenhoven for crimes committed during Liberian war The Dutch Supreme Court has overturned a 2008 ruling by the Court of Appeal which cleared businessman Guus Kouwenhoven of charges of involvement in illegal arms deals and war crimes during the civil war in Liberia between 2000 and 2003. The Court of Appeal will now have to re-examine the case and bring a new judgment. Global Witness, which first documented the involvement of Kouwenhoven in illegal logging and arms trafficking in its 2001 report, Taylor Made, welcomed the court's decision. | March 11, 2010 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo DR Congo: ex-rebels take over mineral trade extortion racket Former rebels from the Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) have established mafia-style extortion rackets covering some of the most lucrative tin and tantalum mining areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), campaign group Global Witness reported today, following four weeks of research in the region. | Feb. 15, 2010 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Metals in mobile phones financing brutal war in Congo Metals found in everyday electronics items, such as mobile phones and computers, are being mined illegally in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and funding a conflict that has caused millions of deaths, said Global Witness on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. | Feb. 15, 2010 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Les métaux contenus dans les téléphones mobiles servent á financer une guerre d'une grande brutalité au Congo Les métaux contenus dans des appareils électroniques utilisés au quotidien, tels que les téléphones mobiles et les ordinateurs, sont exploités illégalement en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et financent un conflit responsable de millions de morts, a déclaré Global Witness le jour de l'ouverture du Congrès mondial de la téléphonie mondiale qui se tient à Barcelone. | Feb. 8, 2010 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Tainted Love: blood diamonds still cast shadow over Valentines Day Diamonds mined illegally in conflict zones are still finding their way onto the international market and being sold in cities such as London, New York and Paris. The continued existence of so-called ‘blood diamonds' poses a serious problem for consumers looking to demonstrate their love with a diamond ring this Valentines Day. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10