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AeroVironment did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited AeroVironment to respond to human rights concerns regarding its participation in the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference. AeroVironment did not respond.
- Related stories: NGOs urge arms companies to boycott Bahrain defence conference
- This is a non response from the following companies: AeroVironment
BAE Systems did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited BAE Systems to respond to human rights concerns regarding its participation in the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference. BAE Systems did not respond.
- Related stories: NGOs urge arms companies to boycott Bahrain defence conference
- This is a non response from the following companies: BAE Systems
Bell Helicopter did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Bell Helicopter to respond to human rights concerns regarding its participation in the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference. Bell Helicopter did not respond.
- Related stories: NGOs urge arms companies to boycott Bahrain defence conference
- This is a non response from the following companies: Bell Helicopter (part of Textron)
Lockheed Martin did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Lockheed Martin to respond to human rights concerns regarding its participation in the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference. Lockheed Martin did not respond.
- Related stories: NGOs urge arms companies to boycott Bahrain defence conference
- This is a non response from the following companies: Lockheed Martin
NGOs urge arms companies to boycott Bahrain defence conference over human rights concerns
In October 2017, rights groups called on AeroVironment, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, and Lockheed Martin to withdraw their participation from the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC). Military equipment sold to Bahrain at...