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"The case we are discussing today, involving the arrest and detention of Farai Maguwu well over a month ago, reflects the lack of progress made in Zimbabwe in terms of respect for human rights. It also draws attention to the serious situation in the diamond fields in the eastern part of the country where the army is frequently accused of committing crimes, acts of violence and serious abuses.
During the last 30 years the Mugabe regime has made Zimbabwe bankrupt and turned it into a humanitarian disaster. Blood diamonds are proof of the cynicism displayed by governing circles lacking scruples and respect for their own citizens.
Zimbabwe is violating the standards stipulated by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for selling rough diamonds. I believe that it is the European Union’s duty to offer more active support to this cooperation body in order to strengthen the moral aspect of the diamond trade in an effort to eliminate the trafficking of diamonds which fund conflicts and armed groups and derive from barbaric exploitation.
We call for the immediate release of Farai Maguwu and we appeal to European diplomacy to consider the option of adopting tough sanctions against the Harare regime in order to make it stop the maltreatment of human rights activists and put an end to the bloody slavery of the diamond fields."@en1
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