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Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe | Nov. 29, 2001 Diamonds Responsible Minerals A good watchdog but crucially lacking in teeth Non-governmental organisations believe that the final meeting of the Kimberley Process, which has been tasked by the United Nations General Assembly with establishing an international system of controls to certify the trade in rough diamonds has made significant progress towards a final agreement – however there are several vital areas that still need to be addressed for the system to become truly effective upon implementation. The system is a good one but is currently weakened because of the failure to develop strong verification and monitoring measures. | Oct. 30, 2001 Responsible Minerals UN Expert Recommendation on Liberia’s timber-industry leaves a platform for continued arms-trade The Panel of Experts on Liberia, commissioned by the UN to investigate the compliance of Liberia’s government with international restrictions on activities that fuel regional conflict, cites new evidence that the Liberian timber industry is strongly linked to the illicit arms trade. Evidence is also provided that shows that the timber industry is providing significant extra-budgetary income for President Charles Taylor. | Oct. 26, 2001 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Hypocrisy On Countering Terrorism - Why Some Governments Are Failing To Take Action On Conflict Diamonds An increasing number of non-governmental organizations, governments, diamond industry representatives and consumers are growing concerned that the penultimate meeting of the Kimberley Process in Luanda from 30th October to 1st November will not reach consensus on the essential elements of an international certification system for diamonds which are essential to a working and practical agreement. | Sept. 6, 2001 Responsible Minerals Liberia breaches UN Sanctions - whilst its logging industry funds arms imports and RUF rebels According to a report released today, the Government of Liberia continues to import armaments and to support the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), responsible for gross human rights abuses in Sierra Leone. This support is made possible by profits of over US$100 million per year generated by Liberia’s timber industry, which is integrally linked to illegal arms importation. This industry threatens regional stability, including the lives of UN personnel in Sierra Leone, and puts Liberia in breach of UN sanctions imposed on 7th May 2001. | July 16, 2001 Responsible Minerals European timber trader linked with Liberian arms trafficking Copenhagen/London/Brussels, 16 July 2001 - In an open letter sent today to the DLH Group(1) in Denmark, environmental and human rights organizations called upon the company’s CEO to stop dealing with Liberian logging companies who -according to the United Nations- are said to be involved in arms trafficking. Liberia's troubled forests are a vital part of the Upper Guinean Forest, one of the most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world. | May 4, 2001 Responsible Minerals Liberian timber profits finance regional conflict Recent Global Witness investigations have found that two individuals involved in the illicit arms and diamond trade to Sierra Leone, also hold high-ranking positions within the Liberian government body assigned to oversee Liberia’s million dollar timber industry. The link between the Liberian timber industry and the war in Sierra Leone is now plain to see. The United Nations Security Council must urgently reconsider the imposition of a total embargo on Liberian timber exports and immediately implement the diamond embargo. | Feb. 13, 2001 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Has the diamond industry forgotten its vows? Why has the diamond industry gone quiet on self-regulation of conflict diamonds? Global Witness is calling on the diamond industry to make a Valentine’s Day pledge to put in place a system of self-regulation across the industry that can be independently monitored and checked, to prevent the trade in conflict diamonds. “We are looking for a comprehensive and verifiable system of self-regulation and not for statements of concern and piecemeal action by different diamond bourses and industry bodies,” said Alex Yearsley, Campaigner, “this is vital if consumers are to have confidence that diamonds can be conflict free.” | Jan. 17, 2001 Responsible Minerals Global Witness calls on UN Security Council to embargo Liberian "Logs of war" A briefing document released today by British environmental and human rights GROUP Global Witness calls for a United Nations Security Council embargo on Liberian timber exports, transportation and imports by third countries. Both Global Witness' own research, and the December 2000 report of the UN Panel of Experts have exposed that the major players in Liberiaís timber industry are involved in grand corruption, and in the arms trade with the RUF rebels in Sierra Leone. | July 19, 2000 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Joint Press Statement by Civil Society Organisations Wednesday 19 July 2000 Joint Press Statement by Civil Society Organisations Following the World Diamond Congress, 17-19 July 2000 1) The civil society organisations present at the Antwerp 2000 World Diamond Congress are very pleased with the outcome of the conference and the proposals for reform made by IDMA and WFDB. These proposals will go a long way to meeting many of the concerns about conflict diamonds that have been expressed by NGOs in Europe, North America and Africa. | March 17, 2000 Diamonds Responsible Minerals When will the Israeli diamond industry and government end their virtual silence on the issue of conflict goods? March 21-23 sees the meeting of the Israel 2nd International Rough Diamond Conference in Tel Aviv. Unlike Belgium, which stung by criticism has finally begun to institute some constructive reforms, Israel has failed to open up and tackle the issue of conflict goods. This is highly worrying especially as Israel is actively trying to promote itself as a rough diamond centre. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10