Sierra Leone Diamond Trafficking Essay
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International Consequences of Sierra Leonese Diamond Trafficking The country of Sierra Leone, surrounded in the North by Guinea and in the South East by Liberia, acquires its wealth due to its supply of many mineral resources such as diamonds, chrome, bauxite, iron ore, and rutile. Sierra Leone has many diamond mines and the qualities of the diamonds are known to be top-quality gem diamonds. Since there is a large demand for diamonds this allows the country to become wealthy. At the end of the Liberian Civil War in 1999, the Revolutionary United Front, a rebel group, took power. This power allowed them to terrorize the population into mining for diamonds in order to receive the profits needed to finance the army. There were three …show more content…
However, with every action from every person combined, such as the launch of the Kimberley Process, the closing of buying offices in rebel controlled areas and the actions taking by the UN we can see a big difference. In the end, it takes more that one person to put an end to something and therefore the entire international community has had to work together in order to improve the conditions and as well control diamond trade.
Bibliography
Josipovic, Ivona. “Conflict Diamonds: Not so clear-cut.” Harvard International Review. Cambridge: Summer 2003. Vol. 25. Iss. 2. PROQUEST. .
O’Flaherty, Michael. “Sierra Leone’s Peace Process: The Role of the Human Rights Community.” Human Rights Quarterly. Baltimore: February 2004. Vol. 26. PROQUEST. .
Schabas, William A. “The Relationship Between Truth Commissions and International Courts: The Case of Sierra Leone.” Human Rights Quarterly. Baltimore: November 2003. Vol. 25. PROQUEST. .
Sherman, Jake H. “Profit vs. peace: The clandestine diamond economy of Angola.” Journal of International Affairs. New York: Spring 2000. Vol. 53. Iss. 2. PROQUEST. .
Smillie, Ian. “Getting to the heart of the matter: Sierra Leone, diamonds, and human security.” Social Justice. San Francisco: Winter 2000. Vol. 27. Iss. 4. PROQUEST. .
United Nations Department of Public Information. 21 March 2001
International Consequences of Sierra Leonese Diamond Trafficking The country of Sierra Leone, surrounded in the North by Guinea and in the South East by Liberia, acquires its wealth due to its supply of many mineral resources such as diamonds, chrome, bauxite, iron ore, and rutile. Sierra Leone has many diamond mines and the qualities of the diamonds are known to be top-quality gem diamonds. Since there is a large demand for diamonds this allows the country to become wealthy. At the end of the Liberian Civil War in 1999, the Revolutionary United Front, a rebel group, took power. This power allowed them to terrorize the population into mining for diamonds in order to receive the profits needed to finance the army. There were three …show more content…
However, with every action from every person combined, such as the launch of the Kimberley Process, the closing of buying offices in rebel controlled areas and the actions taking by the UN we can see a big difference. In the end, it takes more that one person to put an end to something and therefore the entire international community has had to work together in order to improve the conditions and as well control diamond trade.
Bibliography
Josipovic, Ivona. “Conflict Diamonds: Not so clear-cut.” Harvard International Review. Cambridge: Summer 2003. Vol. 25. Iss. 2. PROQUEST. .
O’Flaherty, Michael. “Sierra Leone’s Peace Process: The Role of the Human Rights Community.” Human Rights Quarterly. Baltimore: February 2004. Vol. 26. PROQUEST. .
Schabas, William A. “The Relationship Between Truth Commissions and International Courts: The Case of Sierra Leone.” Human Rights Quarterly. Baltimore: November 2003. Vol. 25. PROQUEST. .
Sherman, Jake H. “Profit vs. peace: The clandestine diamond economy of Angola.” Journal of International Affairs. New York: Spring 2000. Vol. 53. Iss. 2. PROQUEST. .
Smillie, Ian. “Getting to the heart of the matter: Sierra Leone, diamonds, and human security.” Social Justice. San Francisco: Winter 2000. Vol. 27. Iss. 4. PROQUEST. .
United Nations Department of Public Information. 21 March 2001