…#CEDAW91 is reviewing how #Ireland protects #womensrights. Tobacco companies violate women’s human right to life, right to health and right to be free from discrimination by running targeted media campaigns…
…promote the “right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health” as well as the “right to a healthy environment.” Read the complete…
…it. Second, this campaign raises overall awareness of the cigarette filter problem. Cigarette filters do not protect users’ health and once used, they are toxic no matter what they are…
…citizens’ human rights. Smoking negatively impacts several human rights that are legally protected in binding UN human rights treaties, such as the right to life, right to health, right to…
…Member, Action on Smoking and Health Chris Bostic, Policy Director of ASH Dr. Eduardo Bianco, Director, Addiction Training Program for Health Professionals Elif Dagli, Chair, Health Institute – Türkiye Dr….
…exposure to neighbors’ tobacco smoke came up with the same answer. Secondhand smoke is annoying and causes short- and long-term health and annoyance effects. Any exposure at a distance of…
…World Health Organization has become the developing world’s best friend. The objective of the Framework Convention is “to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and…
…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…
…of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” Otherwise known as the right to health,…
…“Tobacco is deeply harmful to human health, and there can be no doubt that the production and marketing of tobacco is irreconcilable with the human right to health. For the…
…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…
…insecticide (sounds like something we want inside us, right?). Over the decades, the tobacco industry has spent huge sums figuring out how to chemically make cigarettes more addictive. That’s why…
…opened the way, but having the right to do something and actually doing it are very different. There are two forces at work that offer an advantage. The first is…
…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!…
…from violations of their right to health, right to a health environment, and other essential human rights, and is allowing the multi-national tobacco companies based in Switzerland to export that…
…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…
…efforts to counter public health measures and keep its lethal tobacco products on the market. As a result, the tobacco industry remains a key threat to our right to health…
Tobacco Companies Violate Children’s Human Rights Every day, tobacco companies are violating children’s right to health, right to a healthy environment, and right to be free from racial discrimination. Governments…
…already seen the direct consequences of anti-LGBTQ+ vitriol from the likes of transphobes like Libs of TikTok (the handle of a right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ social media presence, most popular on Twitter)…
…and Health. “Every day, tobacco companies are violating children’s right to health, right to a healthy environment, and right to be free from racial discrimination. Governments have a duty to…
…time and money tobacco companies invest attempting to weaken public health legislation and maintain their deadly grasp on the market. ASH and partners Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF) and…
…to build a healthy environment, free from trillions of cigarette butts and other harmful plastics. We must demand our right to a healthy environment, and governments have a duty, both…
…of health disparities and promotion of optimal health. https://www.nmanet.org LEUNG LAW PLLC Leung Law PLLC is an impact litigation firm, focused on protecting civil rights, employees, and public health. www.impact-lit.com…
…permission for a healthy environment, free from trillions of cigarette butts and other harmful plastics. We need to demand that right, and governments have a duty, both ethical and legal,…
…secures the right of Massachusetts towns to protect their residents’ health by phasing out the sale of tobacco.” Ms. Silbaugh is also a professor of law at Boston University. Brookline’s…
