Zimbabwe Conflict

1. Country name
Zimbabwe
2. Conflict
That members of the KP want to suspend Zimbabwe from the rough diamond certification scheme
3. Copy the headlines and the link to a news item reporting on that conflict.
Conflict diamond scheme must suspend Zimbabwe http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/695/en/conflict_diamond_scheme_must_suspend_zimbabwe
4. Summarize the news item in your own words in 5 - 8 sentences. (Identify the main ideas)
The news talk about that the Kimberley Processes want to stop the production and the exportation of diamonds in Zimbabwe, the government is abusing of the human rights and the government kills 50 informal diamond diggers in November. “First, the Kimberley Process must suspend Zimbabwe from participating in the certification scheme” “Second, the Kimberley Process must issue a clear and unequivocal statement about the need for all Participants to observe basic human rights in the enforcement of Kimberley Process minimum standards.”
5. Describe the conflict.
The conflict is about the diamonds scheme in Zimbabwe that the KP wants to suspend Zimbabwe from the rough diamond certification scheme because of the light of recent violence used by the government to take control of the Chiadzwa diamond fields.
6. Based on your research - geography and timeline explain why the conflict happened. Which ones are the roots of the conflict?
Since always it has been this conflict about the diamonds.
7. Answer:a)
Who is involved in the conflict?
The Members of the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition and the government.b) Where is it happening?
The KP wants to stop the production and exportation of diamonds scheme because the government is using a lot of violence.
c) When did it happen and how long has it been going on?
It seen Friday, 12 December 2008 till now.