Zimbabwe has become a tragedy of modern Africa. Normal social and economic activity is swallowed up by survival strategies and 40 percent of Zimbabwe's population is likely to require food aid in 2009. The political mediation process has largely failed, with intimidation and horrific violence obliterating any space for democratic expression.
Some diamond fields in Zimbabwe have been likened to a military garrison, with local villagers forced to mine on the army’s behalf. © Amnesty International USA
OneWorld.net, May 29 (In Brief) - International calls to restrict the trade of diamonds from Zimbabwe are growing as increasing allegations of human rights abuses in the mines surface.
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