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Deemed Not Quite "Blood Diamonds," Gems Go on Sale

Human Rights Watch cries foul, but "blood diamonds" are only mined by rebel groups, says watchdog.READ»

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Blood Diamond III: A Call for Zimbabwe's Suspension From the Diamond Trade

The blood of the diamond trade continues to flow in Zimbabwe, according to a Human Rights Watch report detailing violence in the nation’s Marange diamond fields, an area we wrote about in our Dec./Jan. issue.In its June 20 report, ...READ»

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Human Rights Watch (HRW)

I am an active supporter of Human Rights Watch, an independent organization of individuals who are intently working to defend and protect human rights around the world. HRW directs global attention to human rights violations, ...READ»

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CSR 2010 Resolutions and Predictions From Business And Social Sector Leaders: Part I

With a plethora of challenges (and opportunities) facing our world, I wondered what resolutions and predictions business and social sector leaders would make for 2010. So I asked people who have a wide variety of perspectives, all of ...READ»

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Blood Diamond II: Zimbabwe Brutality Is Forever

A recent article in Foreign Policy echoes our story in the Dec./Jan. issue on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe diamond fields. The article's author calls out Angola, Congo, and Sierra Leone as the worst offenders in the diamond ...READ»

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Zimbabwe's Diamond Mines Lead to Rape, Murder, and Thievery

Zimbabwe's newfound diamond fields could have helped lift the country from its misery. Instead, they've fueled a cycle of government-sanctioned rape, murder, and thievery -- and pushed the place still closer to collapse.READ»

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RIP Alison Des Forges

The Human Rights Watch activist, who died in the Buffalo plane crash, was controversial, but she cared: About Rwanda, about rights, about life.READ»

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Office Handbook

Hawaiian shirts in the office are still a no-no.READ»

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Fast Foundation

Zoë Baird and her colleagues at the Markle Foundation have embraced a daring approach to the risk-averse world of philanthropy. The results have been remarkable -- and controversial.READ»

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I Do Foundation - Fast 50 2002

42. Commit to ChangeREAD»