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Response from Dutch Cancer Society to the Court of Appeal’s decision to reject the charges made against the tobacco industry

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December 11, 2018
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Dutch Cancer Society: The court in The Hague has rejected the complaint submitted in the so-called Article 12 procedure against cigarette manufact...

70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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December 10, 2018
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December 10 is international Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human R...
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FDA wants to ban menthol cigarettes. Why not all cigarettes?

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November 14, 2018
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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – November 15, 2018 – This week FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb annou...

In memoriam of Dr. Caleb Otto

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October 29, 2018
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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 th...

Sign on Letter to the President of the Swiss Confederation

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September 24, 2018
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Read the sign on letter from 106 signatory organizations here. Read President Berset's response here. Photos for Media Use from Press Conference h...

Dr. Cheryl Healton of New York University Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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July 30, 2018
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ASH Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 NYU Contact: Rachel Harrison, (212) 998 – 6797 WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30, 2018 – Action on Smokin...

PMI says they are “designing a smoke-free future,” but their actions speak the real truth

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July 12, 2018
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Recently the Philippines Tobacco Institute, which represents Philip Morris International (PMI), among other tobacco companies, filed two lawsuits agai...

Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2018

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July 6, 2018
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How Many Preventable Deaths Are Acceptable? The Answer Must Be Zero. For World No Tobacco Day, our Executive Director Laurent Huber shared a statem...

WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits

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June 28, 2018
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Landmark case gives governments more discretion in health policies Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive D...

Remembering our core mission: reducing death and disease

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June 27, 2018
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By Laurent Huber, Executive Director The tobacco control community is at a crossroads. The evidence in unequivocal: the most widely consumed nicoti...
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Déclaration du Cape Town sur les droits de l’Homme et un monde sans tabac

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June 15, 2018
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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...
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Declaración de Cape Town sobre derechos humanos y un mundo libre de tabaco

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June 12, 2018
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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 n...

A World Without Tobacco Deaths

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May 30, 2018
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Statement from Executive Director Laurent Huber Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30, 2018 – Tomorrow is World No Tobac...

Add your name to the Cape Town Declaration

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May 29, 2018
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CNCT – Filtergate: opening of a preliminary investigation

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May 4, 2018
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Translated by CNCT from their French release here. Following the filing of a complaint by the Comité National Contre le Tabagisme (CNCT) for endanger...

Action Review: First Quarter Edition 2018

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April 10, 2018
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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 yester...

Statement from FDA Commissioner to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes

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March 15, 2018
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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 part...

Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World

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March 9, 2018
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Read the PDF Tobacco is increasingly being recognized globally as a human rights challenge. This is reflected by the Cape Town Declaration on Human...

Dutch Prosecutor Rejects Tobacco Criminal Case; Many Arguments for Appeal Exist

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February 22, 2018
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Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – We are disappointed in the Dutch ...

Tobacco firms in France cheated nicotine tests: anti-smoking body

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February 14, 2018
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Four tobacco companies operating in France manipulated tests to conceal the real level of nicotine and tar contained in cigarettes, endangering the li...

Netherlands Cancer Institute files a report against tobacco manufacturers

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February 2, 2018
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The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) is the first hospital/research institution in the Netherlands to file a report in the ongoing criminal case aga...

ASH: The Big Picture

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December 19, 2017
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2017 has been a very exciting year at ASH. We celebrated our 50th anniversary, announced our pivot away from “tobacco control” and towards “cigarette ...

Why I Fight: Jane’s Dad

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December 14, 2017
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On the Shoulders of a Giant When I heard the news of 50 newspapers in the USA running full page ads against smoking it was a bitter-sweet moment. Let...

The Bubonic Plague. Polio. Cholera. Smallpox. Malaria. And Tobacco?

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December 14, 2017
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We often refer to tobacco as an epidemic. But what does that really mean? And does tobacco-related death and disease really compare to diseases that d...

Let’s Get Rid of Cigarettes

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December 5, 2017
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A World Where Cigarettes are No Longer Sold for Profit is Within Reach Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 6, 2017 –...
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