Formula One Racing Publishes Human Rights Commitment

Formula One has published a statement committing the sport to respect for human rights as it prepares for one of the more controversial races on the calendar in Bahrain this weekend. An uprising led by the strategic Gulf kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority to demand reforms in early 2011 led to a crackdown and forced the cancellation of that year's race. There have been sporadic protests ever since and more were held on Friday as activists accused Bahrain's Sunni rulers...

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