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See also other materials on "Security issues / Conflict zones"

Websites:

Amazon Watch

Amnesty International documents: 

• Armed conflict

• Excessive use of force

Angola (BP)

Arms Trade and the Protection of Human Rights: Human Rights Watch Reports (Human Rights Watch)

The Business Case for Engagement in Peacebuilding (International Alert)

Business Humanitarian Forum: Building Mutual Support Between Humanitarian Organizations and the Business Community

The Campaign to Eliminate Conflict Diamonds

Campaigns - Conflict Diamonds (Amnesty International, International Secretariat)

Conflict Diamonds (Diamonds.net)

Conflict Diamonds (Global Witness)

• Conflict Diamonds: Diamond Mining Companies (Global Witness)

• Conflict Diamonds: Manufacturing and Producing Countries (Global Witness)

• United Nations and Conflict Diamonds (Global Witness)

Conflict Diamonds (Jewelers of America)

Conflict Diamonds: Sanctions and War (United Nations)

Conflict Prevention - The Global Compact (GC) policy dialogue on "The Role of the Private Sector in Zones of Conflict" has provided a dynamic forum where representatives from companies, NGOs and trade unions identify key issues and concrete actions pertaining to the role of the private sector in these areas. (U.N. Global Compact)

Corporate Engagement Project: The Corporate Engagement Project aims to design practical management tools for multinational corporations that have operations in zones of conflict, to help them contribute to establishing a stable, peaceful and just local working environment (Collaborative for Development Action)

Dangerous Waters: This project aims to protect Cambodia's precious wetlands, wildlife and people by peacefully resolving fisheries conflicts and promoting sustainable community fisheries and alternative rural livelihoods. (Environmental Justice Foundation)

Diamonds in Conflict (Global Policy Forum)

End the trade in conflict diamonds (One Sky: The Canadian Institute for Sustainable Living)

A geography of corporate risk [map] (Amnesty International UK Business Group)

Human Security and the International Diamond Trade in Africa program

International Campaign against Impunity: A campaign committed to assisting the prosecution of high ranking public officials and companies accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and torture

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Links related to the political-economy of war (Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science)

Resolving the U'wa Issue [Colombia] (Occidental Petroleum)

• {···español: Occidental y los U'was}

Small Arms and Light Weapons [including information about UN conferences on arms trade] (Global Policy Forum)

Small Arms Campaign - Obstacles to Progress (Human Rights Watch)

The true cost of diamonds (Amnesty International)

• {···español} El verdadero coste de los diamantes

• {···français} Le véritable coût des diamants

U.S. Arms Trade and Human Rights Abuses (Foreign Policy in Focus)

war, money and survival (International Committee of the Red Cross)

• {···français: war, money and survival (la guerre, l'argent et la survie)}