Human rights, climate change, and the Philippines
Update: 2022-06-09
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The controversial election of Bongbong Marcos as President of the Philippines on May 9th overshadowed another Filipino news item of global importance that week. After a nearly 7-year-long inquiry, the Philippines Human Rights Commission published a huge document detailing how human rights are infringed by climate change, who is responsible, and what courts could do about it.
Bertie talked to the Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Yeb Saño, about the groundbreaking report.
Further reading:
- You can read the report in full here.
- Read Greenpeace International's press release about the report here.
- Read Greenpeace's summary of the Filipino presidential candidates' climate platforms here.
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