The World Diamond Council recently announced its concern at reports that members of the Centre for Research and Development, a Zimbabwean NGO and official Observer at the Kimberley Process, have been intimidated by the authorities.
According to the WDC, at least one member has been arrested and held without charge by the Zimbabwe government.
The WDC joined members of the KP’s Civil Society Coalition in calling for an immediate end to this intimidation, the release of those arrested and the return of confiscated property and documentation.
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