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Fashion model denies allegations she took 'huge' uncut gem from African despot. Apr. 22, 2010 — -- Allegations that fashion model Naomi Campbell was given a "blood diamond" by the deposed ...
War crimes prosecutors 'excited' by discovery of photo of model with dictator. Apr. 23, 2010 — -- International war crimes prosecutors said they were unaware of a photo showing supermodel ...
They found Taylor guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, for his role in arming Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for "blood diamonds ... an innocent victim of neocolonialism ...
But, Human Rights Watch travelled regularly to the area in 2009 and interviewed more than hundred victims and ... actual power or diamond revenue. Global attention to these blood diamonds can ...
DAKAR (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have arrested a American man on charges of enslavement and diamond pillaging during Sierra Leone's civil war, a victims' association said on Saturday.
The case against Desaedeleer could shed new light on the blood diamond trade, said Ibrahim Tommy, executive director of the Center for Accountability and Rule of Law in Sierra Leone’s capital ...