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Insight from a 6th Grader in Connecticut

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April 25, 2019
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Below are an essay and video ASH received from a 6th grader known as A.C.R.S. at Weston Middle School in Weston, CT. She argues a strong and well-cited case like a seasoned veteran in our field, simplifying an ...

Bucharest Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free Europe

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April 11, 2019
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This Resolution came out of discussions that began at the Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World on March 26, 2019 in Bucharest, Romania and continued at the annual European Network for Smoking a...

Do industries that kill more people than they employ have a right to exist?

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April 3, 2019
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A new study outlines why the tobacco and coal industries warrant "corporate death sentences." ROBBY BERMAN 24 February, 2019 Read on BigThink.com...

Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World

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March 24, 2019
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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis speaking at the Forum This unique and historic event brought together global leaders in human rights and public health to discuss ways to advance worldwide efforts to comb...
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Did Philip Morris International confess to murder?

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March 15, 2019
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Philip Morris Managing Director for the United Kingdom, Peter Nixon, was a guest on Good Morning Britain on March 13, 2019, claiming to want to stop selling cigarettes in favor of "less harmful" nicotine addict...

No Legal Right to Smoke

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March 5, 2019
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In our work, we spend a lot of time arguing for people’s rights. The right to be free from targeted advertising by the tobacco industry. The right to access cessation products. The right to be free from sec...

Update: Dutch Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry

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February 8, 2019
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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

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February 4, 2019
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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

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January 11, 2019
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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...

Recap of ASH’s progress in 2018

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December 19, 2018
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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

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December 19, 2018
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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...
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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 manufacturers. The Dutch Cancer Society is one of the parties that f...

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 Rights (UDHR). This landmark document set out, for the first ...
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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 announced his intention to begin the process for banning the sale...

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 the United Nations. Dr. Otto not only did not think we were...

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 113 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

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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 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

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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 against the small city of Balanga in the Philippines. Litigation...

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 Director, Action on Smoking & Health WASHINGTON, DC – ...

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 nicotine delivery product, combustible cigarettes, an addictive an...

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 Tobacco Day, a day when we remind ourselves of the epidemic of di...

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 endangering the lives of others due to the manipulation of filters b...

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 particular – would be one of the most important actions I could ...

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 Rights being adopted by the World Conference on Tobacco or ...
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