Diaspora Diaries

Alex examines Zimbabwe’s future participation in the global diamond trade market, with the country’s fate set to be decided this week at the annual meeting of the Kimberley Process. Human Rights Watch researcher, Tiseke Kasambala, explains that rights abuses continue at the Chiadzwa diamond fields at the hands of the military. She echoes calls by other groups such as Global Witness, for the Kimberley Process to take immediate action. A leading expert on conflict diamonds, Ian Smillie, explains that the Kimberley Process needs to be drastically reformed for it to be effective.

 

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