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Action needed to block illegal export of Zimbabwe conflict diamonds
Ottawa- November 16, 2010 The Kimberley Process must take tough enforcement action in light of evidence that Zimbabwe is set…
Conflict diamond scheme must resolve Zimbabwe diamonds impasse
November 5, 2010 The Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme must reach a credible agreement with the Government of…
Crisis averted by last-minute agreement on Zimbabwe diamonds, but campaigners warn that biggest test lies ahead
July 16, 2010 Campaign groups Partnership Africa Canada and Global Witness today acknowledged that an deal reached by the Kimberley…
Global Witness and PAC reject Zimbabwe diamond bribe allegations
June 28, 2010 Campaign groups Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) today categorically rejected allegations that they offered to…
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)…
Campaigners denounce effort to silence whistle-blower before international meeting on conflict diamonds
June 18, 2010 The Zimbabwe authorities should immediately release Farai Maguwu, a prominent activist who reported abuses in Zimbabwe’s notorious…
PAC calls for the release from detention of human rights activist, Farai Maguwu
PAC condemns violence in Zimbabwe’s diamond fields, and calls for the suspension of Zimbabwe from the Kimberley Process June 14,…
Rights groups express outrage at state persecution of Zimbabwean activists
June 2, 2010 Civil Society organisations, including Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, and Partnership Africa Canada, today condemned the state-sponsored…
New report assesses APRM's achievements
April 6, 2010 Partnership Africa Canada has published a new report on governance in Africa. “Reviewing Africa’s Peer Review Mechanism:…
Partnership Africa Canada and INADES-Formation publish guide on African Peer Review Mechanism
February 19, 2010 Download the report, in French only. This guide is published jointly by PAC and INADES-Formation to enable…
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…