…here> Children Deserve Protection. We stand up for children around the world—help us stop the malicious targeting of deadly tobacco products. Together, we can make a difference! Amplify Big…
…is brought under the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (“CPPA”), D.C. Code §§ 28-3901–13. This lawsuit challenges the deceptive marketing practices employed by QR Joy regarding the nicotine…
…“Infants cannot walk”, so the chairman said that they could crawl out of the room. Indeed? Parents cannot protect children from tobacco smoke incursion into their homes. Surveys about multi-unit…
…500 public health, human rights, consumer rights, women’s and children’s rights organizations and environmental activists from over 100 countries, rallying to support the development of the strongest, evidence-based, and most…
…the universal protection of human rights. This new report exposes how Switzerland is failing to adequately protect human rights. Read the Report: Human Rights Violations by Tobacco Multinationals in Switzerland…
Biden Administration Bows to Tobacco Industry with New Delay on Menthol Cigarette Ban After a 15-year delay, Co-Plaintiffs who sued FDA for inaction call for immediate protection from addictive and…
…Leung Receives Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health ASH Statement: ASH Welcomes Protection from Flavored Tobacco Products in California Synopsis and Prospects: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations Podcast…
…an historic day in the history of environmental protection. At 10:00am local time, the first round of negotiations for the global plastics pollution treaty got under way. Whether it was…
…level of protection for the consumers’ health – that is a common misconception perpetuated by tobacco companies. Filters are particularly useful to the tobacco industry in making smoking initiation easier…
…supporting cutting-edge solutions to the tobacco epidemic. “We are pleased to see Californians finally receive the protection they and all children deserve from tobacco companies’ aggressive and deadly tactics.” Through…
…Human Rights) and Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy (Managing Attorney, ASH). Combined PowerPoint slides are available here> World No Tobacco Day: Protecting Children from Big Tobacco Using the Convention on the Rights of…
…(Professor of Health Economics, Institute for Health and Aging, UCSF). Slides are available here. Environmental Law as a Vehicle for Protection from Secondhand Smoke March 10, 2022 – Watch the…
…ASH promoted tobacco control as an example of “effective methods to foster cooperation between local government and local stakeholders for the effective promotion and protection of human rights.” ASH…
…local governments can implement international environmental agreements. Parallels can be drawn to human rights agreements that impact tobacco control. Cleaning Up the Mess: Children‘s Rights and Environmental Protection 2016- A…
…control of tobacco is a powerful tool in the protection of the rights of women and children. Human rights and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Mutually Reinforcing Systems 2011-…
…the WHO Regional Office for Europe released the following report on protecting children from tobacco in the area. A key message of this report was that “Most children in the…
…adequate housing. Letter on Children‘s Rights and the Environment October 2019 A letter to The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on children’s rights and the environment. Letter…
…treaties, as well as under their own constitutions, in particular the rights to life; to health, including safe and healthy working conditions; children’s rights, including protection of children in tobacco…
…to life, right to health, right to education, children’s rights, women’s rights, and many others. For example, the tobacco industry often targets their marketing to specific populations based on gender,…
…and Control of NCDs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a result, many Americans are not enjoying an equal level of protection experienced by citizens of other…
…to decide whether or not living in a building that allows smoking is an acceptable level of risk to their health and that of their children. The disclosure that this…
…Commission ensure the right to life, the protection of children, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to healthy work conditions, all of which are violated…
…among the most effective measures to reduce tobacco consumption. The main impact of these policies is directly related to the prevention of cigarette consumption among children and adolescents –the main…
…rights. There are other options as well: an argument could be made that tobacco control laws do not provide equal protection for particularly vulnerable groups (for example, children). A case…
…de-normalised worldwide, Addressing the tobacco epidemic must be an essential priority in the context of reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases and protection of youth, Harms caused by tobacco are…
