…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…
…key goal was to promote and protect fundamental rights. These rights, like the right to health and the right to a healthy environment, have been codified at the highest level…
…Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which includes the obligation to promote health…
…deployed by the tobacco industry against them. It is particularly important for France to respect its international commitments. This means protecting women’s fundamental rights, in particular their right to life…
…since I last smoked and now I have dedicated my life to helping others quit….when they are ready. I feel it’s important to share with others the methods and comments…
…in the world. Countries have a legal obligation to protect their citizens’ right to health, right to life, and right to a healthy environment. Tobacco infringes on each of those…
…human rights in all major UN Human Rights treaties. This year, the United Nations General Assembly formally recognized the right to a healthy environment, a right that is unfortunately highly…
…your right to breathe clean air and live a smoke-free life. Now, we’re taking it a step further with your support. Please join our movement by making a donation today….
…right to profit. Perhaps we should be thinking of human rights as the basic framework for discussion. As a human rights and public health lawyer, this is the only way…
…Rights of the Child (UN CRC) issued bold and concise recommendations for the German government to protect children from the tobacco industry violating their rights. The UN CRC recommends that…
…a physician who authored the seminal paper in Human Rights Quarterly on the connection between tobacco and human rights, a connection which has shaped our work.” While the Koop award…
…all of our other programs at ASH. Human rights like the right to health, clean water, and air are implicated. The negative impacts tobacco has on the environment provides even…
…environment are a violation of human rights, such as the right to clean air and water, as well. Many countries now included the right to a healthy environment in their…
Click here to download a PDF of the statement Statement to the Fourth Human Rights Council intersessional meeting for Dialogue and Cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for…
…to living a life in dignity.” – the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights When we talk about human rights at ASH, we are talking about this right to…
…for the exercise of other human rights. Every human being is entitled to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health conducive to living a life in dignity” (source)….
…tobacco products was the logical consequence of years of policies pushing us in the right direction. The final step was not an easy one politically, but was in every way…
…and Human Rights ASH is on TikTok, follow us here! Report: Cessation, The Right to Health Stay Tuned – later this month, ASH will release our U.S. Tobacco Lobbyist and…
The marketing and sale of tobacco products violate the right to health and life of all people globally The Right to Health The right to health was first internationally articulated…
…more needs to be done for countries to effectively realize the globally recognized “right to the highest attainable standard of health.” The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which…
…launched here Video of Practical Applications of Human Rights to Tobacco Control Report: Cessation, The Right to Health Joint Statement: The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans;…
…sales. The Danish Institute for Human Rights correctly concluded after examining Philip Morris International’s supply chain for human rights compliance: “tobacco is deeply harmful to human health, and there can…
…reason, as we face COVID-19, it is even more important that we collectively do more to protect our human rights, rights that have been recognized at the highest level of…
Happy Human Rights Day! December 10th is International Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This…
