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Behind 'The Blood Diamond': Learn More and Get Involved
Leonardo DiCaprio said this week that filming "The Blood Diamond" was one of the
toughest things he's ever done, and the experience will stay with him the rest of his life.

Conflict Diamonds in West Africa
"Diamonds are forever" it is often said. But lives are not.
We must spare people the ordeal of war, mutilations and death for the sake
of conflict diamonds."

Union Investigation Reveals Dirty End Of The Diamond And Precious Stone Business
"In one factory almost half the workers were of 'questionable age'." Said Yamina De
Laet, from the UADW, who visited India, "and we filmed 11 year-old boys waiting at
grill windows to receive diamonds for polishing".

The Children that Cut Our Diamonds
Cutting diamonds is not safe. Diamond cutting is listed in the top 10 'hazardous
industries' by the Indian government and the employment of children under 15 is
banned for this reason.