Human rights group cries foul over Zim diamonds

A global human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has castigated the decision to allow exports from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange diamond fields, saying it goes against the spirit and purpose of the Kimberley Process (KP).

HRW’s business and human rights director Arvind Ganesan said: “Governments and companies should repudiate the decision and refuse Zimbabwean diamonds until participants in the Kimberley Process can make a clear decision about the export of these diamonds.”

He accused KP chairman Mathieu Yamba of making the decision without consultation.

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