The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP 10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) adopted a series of key Decisions including Decision FCTC/COP10(20) Contribution of the WHO FCTC to the pro...
Social justice is both a public health and a human rights issue, and our work at ASH is designed to improve social justice around the world.
The United Nations General Assembly recognizes that social develop...
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Global Progress Achieved at WHO Tobacco Treaty Negotiations in Panama
Decisions Adopted to Connect Human Rights and the Environment to Tobacco...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
The ASH Policy Team is in Panama for the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) from February 5 - 10, 2024. They will share updates and progress he...
Media Contact: Megan Manning
manningm@ash.org
Introduction
In 2005, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) entered into force, becoming a legally binding treaty that has now been joined b...
By: Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at ASH
Throughout my time at ASH, I have visited the United Nations, both in New York and in Geneva, many times. But every single time I step onto a UN campus, I’m ...
This has been another fast-paced year in ASH’s fight to protect society from the harm caused by the tobacco industry. A year where we have seen much progress, reached new milestones, and marked major annive...
Tobacco Products Violate the Human Rights of Women and Girls in France
53 Organizations call on The UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to make recommendations ...
By Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, ASH and Dr. Raglan Maddox, ANU College of Health and Medicine
While commercial tobacco use negatively impacts the right to health of all people, there are many groups whom have been i...
March 17, 2023 | Geneva, Switzerland
Andres del Castillo of Peru addresses the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Vanuatu, Brazil, Portugal, Luxemburg, Malta, Armenia, Chile, Mexic...
Public health, and more specifically tobacco control, sits at the vortex of many important social issues such as development, human rights, law, and social justice.
Tobacco companies have been aggressively t...
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Dr. Carolyn Dresler, 2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Award Recipient, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees
Lung Health and Human Rights ...
ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry – producing, marketing, and selling addictive products that kill when use as intended – violates human rights, such as the right to...
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Professor Stephen P. Marks, Harvard Professor Emeritus, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees
Esteemed Leadership and Wisdom will help Add...
UN Committee calls on Germany: Protect children from second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising and child labour
Joint Statement from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) ...
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2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Awarded to Dr. Carolyn Dresler
RIDGEWAY, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 – Today, the American Lung Association honore...
July 2022 – ASH staff attended the 7th ENSP European Conference on Tobacco Control (ECTC) in Greece. This was a valuable opportunity to host a workshop, present on the environment, and host a panel on the tobac...
February 20th is World Day of Social Justice. The UN General Assembly recognizes that “social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within an...
Cigarettes are most commonly categorized as a health problem, but they are a huge environmental problem as well. The entire life cycle of a cigarette has an impact on the environment – from growing the tobacco ...