Read the initial assessment closing the specific instance – 19 December 2014
In November 2013, the Korean NCP received a request for review by two NGOs (Bahrain Watch and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)) alleging that Dae Kwang Chemical, a South Korean enterprise had breached the general policies, and human rights provisions of the Guidelines by exporting tear gas to Bahrain.
Between December 2013 and January 2014, the two parties provided several written submissions to the NCP.
The NGOs alleged that tear gas produced by the company was used in human rights violations and that the company did not seek ways to prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impact associated with its products.
In its initial assessment published on 19 December 2014, the Korean NCP rejected the submission after deciding that the company was not a multinational enterprise and therefore that Guidelines did not apply.