Philippines: Commission on Human Rights' investigation of 47 fossil fuel companies' contribution to climate & human rights impacts

In September 2015, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, disaster survivors, and community organisations from the Philippines submitted a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) against 47 large fossil fuel and cement companies over their role in "human-induced climate change" that "interferes with the enjoyment of Filipinos' fundamental rights." In July 2016, CHR sent the petition to the oil, coal, mining and cement companies, and asked them to respond to the allegations.

With the Commission’s permission, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is publishing materials relevant to its National Inquiry on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of the Filipino People and the Responsibility of Therefor, if any, of the “Carbon Majors” (CHR-NI-2016-0003).

The relevant information, including updates on the process, company responses, amicus curiae briefs, media coverage and commentaries, concerning this proceeding can be found on this page.

Documents collected by the petitioners

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Videos of hearings

First hearing (27-28 March 2018, Philippines) Day one (27 March 2018) Day two (28 March 2018) Second hearing (23-24 May 2018, Philippines) Day one (23 May 2018) Morning Day one (23 May 2018) Afternoon Day two (24 May 2018) Morning Day two (24 May ...

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10 February 2017

Company response status

Please find below the full list of companies that have responded to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, and those companies that did not respond, as related to the complaint regarding their...

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16 December 2016

Amicus briefs submitted to the Philippines Commission on Human Rights

Below are amicus briefs and a letter submitted to the Philippines Commission on Human Rights regarding its investigation of 47 fossil fuel companies' contribution to climate change and human rights impacts.

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14 December 2016

Latest news & media coverage

Below is a compilation of the latest news and media coverage of the Philippines Commission on Human Rights' investigation of 47 fossil fuel companies' contribution to climate & human rights impacts....

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11 October 2016

Fossil fuel firms respond to petition before Philippines Human Rights Commission on human rights & climate impacts

Greenpeace, disaster survivors, and community organisations from the Philippines submitted a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) against 47 large fossil fuel and cement companies over their role in "human-induced...

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