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ASH’s Accomplishments in 2024

rights, for example the right to health. As such, ASH focuses on 4 key areas of work: (1) Phasing out the sale of commercial tobacco products (aka Project Sunset, Tobacco…

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Tobacco

…human being. Tobacco, and the actions of the tobacco industry, violate a number of human rights, most clearly, the right to health. Let’s keep fighting to protect human rights, together!…

Empower Women, End Tobacco Exploitation

…to CEDAW on how tobacco companies violate women’s human rights in Canada, Chile, Japan, and New Zealand. Tobacco companies violate women’s human right to life, right to health and right

Strengthening Social Justice Worldwide

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…

COP10 Day 6: WHO Tobacco Treaty Negotiations

…for a human rights decision at COP8 that was postponed. We’ve garnered vast support protecting the right to health since 2018 and are elated to report that the COP10 Human…

COP10 Day 5: WHO Tobacco Treaty Negotiations

…it as written. Human rights are the basis for tobacco control and certain rights like the right to health can only be fully realized without addictive, health-harming tobacco products. In…

COP10 Day 4: WHO Tobacco Treaty Negotiations

…it right. At COP, groups of delegations do an elaborate dance, trying to swing things in their direction without revealing what they actually want. Their true mission is determined behind…

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2023

rights, such as the right to health, that have been recognized at the highest level through international, regional, and national legal instruments. As such, we focus on 4 key areas…

INC-3 Day 2: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

…to right to health. There were a handful of positive statements from several Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) and Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) continuing to call for a human rights-based approach to develop…