{"id":8882,"date":"2012-04-18T19:03:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T02:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8882"},"modified":"2012-04-18T19:03:37","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T02:03:37","slug":"f1-companies-dont-respond-to-human-rights-concerns-seldom-have-we-seen-a-response-rate-this-low-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8882","title":{"rendered":"F1 Companies don’t respond to Human Rights Concerns: \u201cSeldom have we seen a response rate this low anywhere\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain Grand Prix: Only 29% of Formula One Companies Respond To Human Rights Concerns<\/strong>
\nHow Formula One companies responded (or failed to respond) to human rights concerns<\/p>\n

18 April, 2012 \u2013 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre<\/p>\n

LONDON, Apr. 18 – CSRwire – Only 29% of firms linked to Formula One responded to Business & Human Rights Resource Centre about human rights concerns that various organizations raised relating to the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for 20-22 April. Forty two companies or teams failed to respond. <\/p>\n

See all the responses on this webpage,<\/a> which also lists each company that failed to respond. That page also summarises human rights concerns raised by international human rights groups, human rights advocates in Bahrain, and others. Human Rights Watch warned Formula One that by holding the Bahrain Grand Prix, it would be endorsing the kingdom’s government despite claims that sport and politics don’t mix. Amnesty International said \u201cHuman rights violations are continuing unabated… Holding the Grand Prix in Bahrain in 2012 risks being interpreted by the government of Bahrain as symbolizing a return to business as usual.\u201d The UK Labour Party urged Formula One to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix, saying that proceeding with the event would “send the wrong signal.” Among the prisoners of conscience detained in Bahrain is human rights advocate Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is on hunger strike \u2013 there are fears that he may soon die.<\/p>\n

The company responses were on the whole disappointing, given the gravity of the human rights concerns raised about Bahrain, and given that last year the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which confirmed that all companies have a responsibility to respect human rights. <\/p>\n

\u201cSeldom have we seen a response rate this low from a group of companies anywhere in the world\u201d, said Christopher Avery, Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. \u201cAnd of the responses that were received, seldom if ever have we seen such a high proportion that completely fail to comment on the human rights concerns that they were asked to address.\u201d <\/p>\n

Chris Marsden, Chair of the board of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, said: \u201cI encourage everyone to look at each company\u2019s response and to draw their own conclusions about which companies are taking human rights concerns seriously, and which are not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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