Group leaves Kimberley Process; Global Witness says 'blood diamonds' continue to enter market

摘要

GLOBAL WITNESS, an international watchdog group at the forefront of the Kimberley Process, announced that it would be leaving the United Nations-backed process. The group said the Kimberley Process is outdated and cited failures of the scheme to keep so-called "blood diamonds" from entering the mainstream market. In a statement, Global Witness said the Kimberley Process had refused to close flaws and loopholes and accused the diamond-producing governments running the scheme of showing little interest in reform.