Wednesday November 4, 2009, 1:04 am
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has sent his brutal army to seize control of his country's diamond fields. 200 civilians have been murdered and profits from our wedding rings are used to fuel violent political conflict.

Official diamond regulators meeting in Namibia this week will decide whether to suspend Zimbabwe and stop Mugabe selling his blood diamonds on the world market.

We have just 24 hours to persuade these countries to act - let's get a massive petition together and deliver it directly to the meeting in Namibia. Sign the petition below and then spread the word to anyone who doesn't want our gifts of love to finance hate.


Petition to global diamond regulator, the Kimberley Process: :
Zimbabwe diamonds do not comply with Kimberley standards, nor can they be certified as "conflict-free". We urge you to suspend Zimbabwe from the global diamond trade until the army pulls out of Marange, violence ends, abuses are investigated and Kimberley controls are upheld. Otherwise the Kimberley Process's public credibility will be tarnished and the whole diamond industry will lose.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/diamonds_for_love_not_hate/

Thanks for signing everybody!