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Centre for Research and Development condemns rise in human rights
abuses in Marange diamond fields
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
April 13, 2011
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On 11 April
Centre for Research
and Development (CRD) issued a press statement noting an upsurge
in violence against citizens around Marange diamond fields by Zimbabwe's
security forces in the past five weeks and strongly condemned the
state-sponsored violence. CRD called on the government of Zimbabwe
to immediately bring to an end the human rights abuses and investigate
state security agents that have been implicate in committing the
abuses.
CRD further
urged the government of Zimbabwe to fully implement the Swakopmund
Joint Work Plan (JWP) which called on the Zimbabwe government to
develop "control systems including removing incentives for
smuggling" "and the setting up of adequate security
infrastructure" at Marange diamond fields.
Meanwhile, the
Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Working Group on Monitoring
(WGM) will meet this week in Dubai on 14 April to discuss the issue
of exports from Zimbabwe's Marange diamonds following a unilateral
attempt by KPCS Chair - DRC - to allow the exports in violation
of the KPCS consensus rules.
Zimbabwe civil
society groups will make submissions co-ordinated under the KPCS
Zimbabwe Local Focal Point which Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition is
part of.
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