CHR Memo Delivery in the Philippines (CLIPREEL)

The petitioners, accompanied by youth, community representatives, as well as other NGOs, submitted in unison the final memorandum before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) office in Quezon City.

The final memorandum summarizes scientific and legal evidence on how the Carbon Majors significantly contributed to climate change and human rights impacts, and how the fossil fuel industry misled the public on the science and the climate harms these have caused and continue to cause the Filipinos. This is the final milestone for the petitioners in this 4-year journey before the Resolution of the CHR is expected to come out at the end of this year.

Unique identifier: GP0STU120

Type: Video

Shoot date: 19/09/2019

Locations: Asia, Luzon, Metro Manila, Philippines, Quezon City, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 3m24s

Audio format: Natural

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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CHR Memorandum for the Petitioner Submission in the Philippines

The country, and the world's, first legal investigation about the responsibility of fossil fuel companies on climate change impacts is nearing closure with the submission of the Final Memorandum by petitioners to the Commission on Human Rights.

The investigation has become one of the biggest repositories of evidence on how the fossil fuel industry misled the public on climate change and the human rights impacts and harms it has caused Filipinos. The petition is the first of its kind, but is also part of a recent wave of climate litigation cases emerging worldwide.

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