As the Kimberley Process (KP) nears the end of another reform cycle, participating states are still struggling to agree on a new definition of “conflict diamonds.”
In today’s context – marked by an unprecedented crisis in the natural diamond sector and persistent governance challenges – the KP must confront its responsibilities and honestly assess the problems created by its current, outdated definition of conflict diamonds.
As one of the three pillars of the KP, the Civil Society Coalition calls on participating states to reject cosmetic changes and adopt a definition of “conflict diamonds” that covers diamonds linked to widespread or systematic violence and serious human rights violations – whether committed by rebel groups, criminals, terrorists, private or public security forces, or state authorities.
In this video, members of the KP Civil Society Coalition share their perspectives and experiences, each highlighting aspects of diamond mining in their countries that the KP currently fails to address.
A video produced by © Mara Bragaglia.
