Target:U.S. Senate; House of Representatives Sponsored by:Care2
The diamond trade has fueled civil wars and destroyed countries, killing close to 4 million people and displacing millions more. "Conflict" or "blood diamonds" have funded some of the most devastating wars in African history.
After diamond-fueled wars in Angola, Sierra Leone, and the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), the diamond industry agreed in 2002 to regulation of the entire supply chain of diamonds through the Kimberley Process.
Despite these efforts, the trade in blood diamonds continues. Global Witness and Amnesty International recently reported that $23 million worth of blood diamonds are being smuggled each year from the Ivory Coast of Africa and sold worldwide.
As the largest consumer of diamonds, the U.S. must take the lead in strengthening the Kimberley Process to require verification of industry compliance, and to strengthen enforcement of the U.S. Clean Diamond Trade Act.
Call on Congress to finally bring an end to the blood diamond trade!
We signed the “Stop the Trade in Blood Diamonds” petition!
# 7,407:
2:21 pm PDT, Aug 31,Therese Ryan, California
# 7,406:
11:56 am PDT, Aug 31,Ann Kates, Maryland
No one should be killed for a gemstone. This is crazy. Protections must be in place. I have diamonds but now I buy top grade cz's. They rival the best diamonds.
# 7,405:
11:22 am PDT, Aug 31,Jana Wyckoff, Illinois
# 7,404:
11:17 am PDT, Aug 31,June Attarian, Missouri
So people living in Africa will not be killed over this stupid gem that only the rich can afford. There is Moissanite or cubic zirconia to buy for us poor folks if we want to wear jewelry to feel good and impress ourselves or others around us. Diamonds are not a girl's best friend like it was back in the 1940's. Thank you.
# 7,403:
11:06 am PDT, Aug 31,Joanne McClelland, Kansas
# 7,402:
10:00 am PDT, Aug 31,Darren Tortoise Protection, United Kingdom
# 7,401:
9:53 am PDT, Aug 31,Crystal Von kruger, Florida
# 7,400:
8:28 am PDT, Aug 31,Name not displayed, Utah
# 7,399:
8:02 am PDT, Aug 31,Thomas Klem, New Jersey
# 7,398:
7:39 am PDT, Aug 31,Leslie Fraser, Massachusetts
# 7,397:
6:35 am PDT, Aug 31,Kisha Jennings, Indiana
# 7,396:
6:34 am PDT, Aug 31,Name not displayed, New York
# 7,395:
4:45 am PDT, Aug 31,Christopher Lopez, New York
Diamonds are a girl's best friend but they are not worth dying for. Let's find another way.
# 7,394:
4:29 am PDT, Aug 31,Name not displayed, Spain
# 7,393:
2:02 am PDT, Aug 31,Natalie Abram, Kentucky
Diamonds are precious, but human life is even more priceless.
# 7,392:
1:50 am PDT, Aug 31,Kaytie Irvine, California
# 7,391:
11:26 pm PDT, Aug 30,Jennifer WIlde, California
# 7,390:
7:54 pm PDT, Aug 30,Dorothy Griffith, Florida
# 7,389:
7:41 pm PDT, Aug 30,Cheryl Atwell, Illinois
# 7,388:
7:37 pm PDT, Aug 30,Kaylouise Cook, Washington
# 7,387:
6:17 pm PDT, Aug 30,Rastic Samela, Florida
# 7,386:
5:44 pm PDT, Aug 30,Gail McMullen, California
# 7,385:
3:44 pm PDT, Aug 30,Otie Furlow Jr., Kansas
# 7,384:
2:57 pm PDT, Aug 30,Jenn Filip, New York
# 7,383:
2:18 pm PDT, Aug 30,Daniel Delph, Tennessee
# 7,382:
1:56 pm PDT, Aug 30,Steven Pulliam, Oregon
# 7,381:
10:10 am PDT, Aug 30,Alyssa P, California
# 7,379:
6:57 am PDT, Aug 30,Robert Keiser, Florida
# 7,378:
2:49 am PDT, Aug 30,Gwenda Cruickshanks, North Carolina
# 7,377:
9:55 pm PDT, Aug 29,D. Marie Montiel, Arizona
# 7,376:
8:02 pm PDT, Aug 29,Keth Luke, Florida
# 7,375:
5:39 pm PDT, Aug 29,Ayisha Duncan, Maryland
# 7,374:
5:13 pm PDT, Aug 29,Thelma Moye, Florida
# 7,373:
4:01 pm PDT, Aug 29,Selena Millman, Ohio
# 7,372:
3:16 pm PDT, Aug 29,Stephanie Mendoza, California
# 7,371:
2:19 pm PDT, Aug 29,Emilia Lausz, Pennsylvania
# 7,370:
1:52 pm PDT, Aug 29,Matthew Marshall, Colorado
Ethics and morals will decide.....
# 7,369:
1:04 pm PDT, Aug 29,Janet Allen, California
# 7,368:
12:38 pm PDT, Aug 29,Joy Ferry, Illinois
# 7,367:
12:23 pm PDT, Aug 29,Joan Poss, California
# 7,366:
12:03 pm PDT, Aug 29,Gared Oudeans, Wisconsin
# 7,365:
11:04 am PDT, Aug 29,Casandra Blackmore, Oklahoma
# 7,364:
10:34 am PDT, Aug 29,Jennifer Marko, Florida
# 7,363:
9:31 am PDT, Aug 29,Sandra Regner, Florida
Why is this still going on! And what do we have to do to stop it
# 7,362:
9:16 am PDT, Aug 29,Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson, Florida
The lives of people are not worth playing into the desires of a few. Please take measures to stop the diamond wars!!
# 7,361:
8:01 am PDT, Aug 29,Name not displayed, California
# 7,360:
2:46 am PDT, Aug 29,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 7,359:
11:35 pm PDT, Aug 28,Christine Hoffman, Vermont
# 7,358:
9:47 pm PDT, Aug 28,Dd Komar, Arizona
we have NO natural diamond - all are man made. Stop supporting black Rappers that are buying all thases blood diamonds
