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Valentine's Day protest at Leviev NYC on Feb 6, 2016
Third time we shut down the store. Our Valentine's Day protest at Leviev NYC on Feb 6, 2016

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Hyperallergic

Are Conflict Diamonds Still in Fashion at the Museum at FIT?

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One of the sponsors of the Daphne Guinness blockbuster exhibition at the Museum at FIT, Leviev Extraordinary Diamonds, has recently come under fire for some shady activities involving shall we say “questionable” diamond trades, upsetting several media outlets and human rights organizations.

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New York Magazine

Human Rights Groups Protest a Sponsor of F.I.T’s Daphne Guinness Exhibition

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One of the principal backers of the exhibition of Daphne Guinness's clothing collection at the Fashion Institute of Technology is Israeli diamond magnate Lev Leviev. However, Leviev's association with the exhibit is now under some scrutiny because of alleged human rights violations and his company's apparent flouting of international laws.

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Vogue UK

Museum Protests

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Daphne Guinness has been asked to end a sponsorship agreement with jewellery brand Leviev after a complaints from human rights group Adalah-NY.

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An Open Letter to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Myra Biblowit, President

Margaret Mastrianni, Deputy Director
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY

November 21, 2011

Dear Ms. Biblowit and Ms. Mastrianni,

As groups committed to human rights in the Middle East we were concerned to read reports[1] that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) recently accepted a grant from the LVD Foundation, which is headed by businessman Lev Leviev. We also found confirmation that Leviev has sponsored BCRF events in Manhattan and London.[2]

We expect that you were not aware that Lev Leviev’s companies have become notorious for their involvement in Israeli settlement construction in violation of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and for human rights violations and questionable business practices in the diamond industry in southern Africa. Because of this many respected organizations - including Oxfam America,[3] CARE[4] and UNICEF;[5] governments - including Norway[6] and the United Kingdom;[7] major investment firms and Hollywood stars[8] have all sought distance from Leviev’s companies.

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An Open Letter to Daphne Guinness

November 21, 2011

Dear Ms. Guinness,

As groups committed to human rights in the Middle East we were concerned to learn that the current exhibition of your clothing at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Manhattan is being funded by diamond mogul and Israeli settlement-builder Lev Leviev.[1] As you would have seen during your November 3 visit to FIT,[2] Leviev’s name as a sponsor is prominently displayed just below your name on exhibition signs outside and inside the museum.

We expect that you were not aware that Lev Leviev’s companies have become notorious for their involvement in Israeli settlement construction in violation of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and for human rights violations and questionable business practices in the diamond industry in southern Africa. Because of this many respected organizations - including Oxfam America,[3] CARE[4] and UNICEF;[6] governments - including Norway[6] and the United Kingdom;[7] major investment firms and Hollywood stars[8] have all sought distance from Leviev’s companies.

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