"Rigour" Needed in Kimberley Process Chair's Newest Proposals Ottawa, Canada—November 10, 2016 Civil society who are members of a conflict...
Civil Society Boycotts Conflict Diamonds Certification Scheme
Civil Society Boycotts Conflict Diamonds Certification Scheme Appointing UAE as Chair of Kimberley Process is "Red Line" Luanda, Angola /...
Civil Society Coalition Speech at KP Intersessional – June 2014
June 10, 2014 Today at the Kimberley Process Intersessional in Shanghai, China, PAC's research director, Alan Martin, delivered the following...
Opening Comments to the Kimberley Process Intersessional
Please see attached for the opening comments from the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, given at Kimbereley Process Intersessional at...
Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)
November 2, 2011 The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by...
Civil society expresses vote of no confidence in conflict diamond scheme
June 23, 2011 Activist organisations today expressed a vote of no confidence in the Kimberley Process, and walked out of...
Diamond meeting ends without consensus on Zimbabwe
Serious challenges ahead for landmark certification scheme, say NGOs June 24, 2010 The lack of consensus among Kimberley Process (KP)...
Failure to suspend Zimbabwe from blood diamond scheme undermines efforts to end abuses and clean up international trade
November 6, 2009 The Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme failed to reach a consensus to suspend Zimbabwe at...
Diamond meeting makes some progress but governments need to renew commitments, say Civil Society Groups
June 26, 2009 A coalition of civil society organisations acknowledged some progress at the close of the sixth Intersessional meeting...
Blood diamonds – time to plug the leaks
Civil Society Groups warn Kimberley Process effectiveness compromised June 19, 2009 A landmark scheme established in 2003 to prevent trade...