Links
Global Witness
Global Witness, a London based non-governmental organization, works to highlight the link between the exploitation of natural resources and human rights abuses. Global Witness has produced some of the most comprehensive reports exposing the relationship between human rights atrocities and conflict diamonds. For more information visit the links below or the main website at www.globalwitness.org.
A Rough Trade:
The Role of Diamond Companies and Governments in the Angolan Conflict
December 1998 PDF (1.4 Mb)Conflict Diamonds:
Possibilities for the Identification, Certification and Control of Diamonds
May 2000 PDF (247 Kb)For a Few Dollars More:
How al Qaeda moved into the diamond trade
April 2003 PDF Part 1 (1 .3 Mb), PDF Part 2 (1.7 Mb)Broken Vows:
Exposing the "Loupe" Holes in the Diamond Industry's Efforts to Prevent the Trade in Conflict Diamonds
March 2004 PDF (2.1 Mb)Déjà Vu:
Diamond Industry Still Failing to Deliver on Promises
October 2004 PDF (1.0 Mb)
National Geographic Magazine
- "Diamonds: The Real Story," by Andrew Cockburn, March 2002.
Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada
- Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada
- Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development: Diamond Projects
- Canadian ArcticTM Diamonds: Certified by CanadaÕs Government of the Northwest Territories
- Gemprint Corporation: The world's most sophisticated, non-invasive diamond identification and registration system.
Diamond Grading Organizations
- American Gemological Society (AGS)
- Diamond High Council (HRD)
- European Gemological Laboratory (EGL)
- Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
- International Gemological Institute (IGI)
Jewelers Vigilance Committee
- A not-for-profit trade association whose mission is to maintain the jewelry industry's highest ethical standards.
Renee Newman
- "Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify and Select Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry," International Jewelry Publications, January 2002.