Update: Dutch Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry Arendtm February 8, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News In September 2016, lawyer Benedicte Ficq filed a criminal case with the Dutch Public Prosecutor, alleging that four tobacco manufacturers were guilty of attempted murder, manslaughter, premeditated attempts...
Statement on Hawaii Phasing Out Cigarette Sales Arendtm February 4, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber Monday, February 4, 2019 ASH fully supports Hawaii’s proposal to phase cigarettes out of the Hawaiian market by 2024. Cigarettes are highly engineered nico...
Why I Fight – Pete Gachot Arendtm January 11, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events I figured out the hard way that tobacco is the BIG LIE of our times. Both my parents smoked, as did their parents, and many of my friends. It would have been socially advantageous for me to smoke, and I actuall...
Action Review: Fourth Quarter Edition 2018 ash December 20, 2018 E-Newsletter How the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights impacts tobacco For the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), ASH Deputy Director for Policy Chris Bostic...
Recap of ASH’s progress in 2018 Arendtm December 19, 2018 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News We hope you’ve had a healthy and happy 2018. Here at ASH, it’s been a productive year. One thing we are very proud of is how much our small staff of 6 people accomplishes. We wanted to share with you some of ou...
The Dutch Criminal Case: We’ve lost a battle, but not the war Arendtm December 19, 2018 Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms One of ASH’s programs seeks to hold tobacco corporations and executives criminally responsible for the deaths and disease caused by their products. To that end, we work with organizations around the world w...
Response from Dutch Cancer Society to the Court of Appeal’s decision to reject the charges made against the tobacco industry Arendtm December 11, 2018 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 Dutch Cancer Society: The court in The Hague has rejected the complaint submitted in the so-called Article 12 procedure against cigarette manufacturers. The Dutch Cancer Society is one of the parties that f...
70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Arendtm December 10, 2018 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events 1 December 10 is international Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document set out, for the first ...
FDA wants to ban menthol cigarettes. Why not all cigarettes? Arendtm November 14, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Press Releases Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – November 15, 2018 – This week FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced his intention to begin the process for banning the sale...
Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World Arendtm November 9, 2018 Global Action for Everyone's Health Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World This unique and historic event will bring together global leaders in human rights and public health to discuss ways to advance worldwide efforts to com...
In memoriam of Dr. Caleb Otto Arendtm October 29, 2018 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of our friend, mentor and public health hero, Dr. Caleb Otto, former Ambassador from Palau to the United Nations. Dr. Otto not only did not think we were...
Action Review: Third Quarter Edition 2018 ash October 19, 2018 E-Newsletter Over 100 Towns in Sri Lanka Stop Cigarette Sales Over 100 towns across Sri Lanka have boycotted the sale of cigarettes with an aim to discourage smoking and making Sri Lanka a tobacco-free nation, the Health M...
Sign on Letter to the President of the Swiss Confederation Arendtm September 24, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Read the sign on letter from 106 signatory organizations here. Photos for Media Use from Press Conference here. View Press Conference powerpoint. Overview of Press Conference Pascal Diethelm (President,...
Dr. Cheryl Healton of New York University Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees Arendtm July 30, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 ASH Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 NYU Contact: Rachel Harrison, (212) 998 – 6797 WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30, 2018 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH US) is pleased to welcome Dr. Cheryl Healt...
PMI says they are “designing a smoke-free future,” but their actions speak the real truth Arendtm July 12, 2018 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events 1 Recently the Philippines Tobacco Institute, which represents Philip Morris International (PMI), among other tobacco companies, filed two lawsuits against the small city of Balanga in the Philippines. Litigation...
Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2018 ash July 6, 2018 E-Newsletter, News & Events How Many Preventable Deaths Are Acceptable? The Answer Must Be Zero. For World No Tobacco Day, our Executive Director Laurent Huber shared a statement reminding us why we fight for a world free from tobacco ...
WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits Arendtm June 28, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Landmark case gives governments more discretion in health policies Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director, Action on Smoking & Health WASHINGTON, DC – ...
Remembering our core mission: reducing death and disease Arendtm June 27, 2018 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News By Laurent Huber, Executive Director The tobacco control community is at a crossroads. The evidence in unequivocal: the most widely consumed nicotine delivery product, combustible cigarettes, an addictive an...
Déclaration du Cape Town sur les droits de l’Homme et un monde sans tabac Arendtm June 15, 2018 News & Events 1 Pour vous connecter, envoyez le nom et le logo de votre organisation à HQ@ash.org. Les particuliers peuvent signer ici. Voir quelques photos de notre photomaton de déclaration WCTOH ici. In English | ...
Declaración de Cape Town sobre derechos humanos y un mundo libre de tabaco Arendtm June 12, 2018 News & Events 1 Para iniciar sesión, envíe el nombre y el logotipo de su organización a HQ@ash.org. Las personas pueden registrarse aquí. Vea algunas fotos de nuestro stand fotográfico WCTOH aquí. In English | En Fran...
A World Without Tobacco Deaths Arendtm May 30, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Statement from Executive Director Laurent Huber Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30, 2018 – Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day, a day when we remind ourselves of the epidemic of di...
Add your name to the Cape Town Declaration Arendtm May 29, 2018 Blog, Featured News & Events, Related News 2 ...
CNCT – Filtergate: opening of a preliminary investigation Arendtm May 4, 2018 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Translated by CNCT from their French release here. Following the filing of a complaint by the Comité National Contre le Tabagisme (CNCT) for endangering the lives of others due to the manipulation of filters b...
Action Review: First Quarter Edition 2018 ash April 10, 2018 E-Newsletter, News & Events 1 Tobacco as a Human Rights Violation If you didn’t see it this past week, here’s our video explaining tobacco as a human rights violation. With yesterday being World Health Day, the timing couldn’t be more idea...
Statement from FDA Commissioner to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes ash March 15, 2018 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News When I returned to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year, it was immediately clear that tackling tobacco use – and cigarette smoking in particular – would be one of the most important actions I could ...
