In April 2013 human rights groups and politicians raised concerns about the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix....NGOs including FIDH and Human Rights First, wrote to Formula One drivers concerning the detention of prisoners of conscience and UK Members of Parliament urged Formula One to cancel the race. The concerns in 2013 follow protests in 2012 and the human rights concerns raised over the implications of the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2012. See our special page on this here. In April 2012 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited over 50 companies to respond to the concerns raised by civil society but only 29% of those approached did so. Below is a selection of news & NGO coverage regarding the concerns about the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix.