| WASHINGTON - November 2 - News Advisory:
Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International USA's Advocacy Director for
Africa, is available to provide expert analysis of the role of
conflict diamonds in funding terror, and on the urgent need for the
U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Clean Diamond Trade Act
(HR 2722).
The U.S. market accounts for over 50 percent of global diamond
sales. The legislation, if passed, would require the Customs
Service to permit diamond imports only from those countries that
have adopted strong and effective controls on the exportation and
importation of rough diamonds to ensure that conflict diamonds do
not enter the international stream of commerce.
The Senate has already passed the Clean Diamonds Act (S. 1084).
Contact: Alistair Hodgett, media director, Amnesty International
USA, 202-544-0200, x289, 703-861-7384 cell phone,
ahodgett@aiusa.org
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