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Joint Statement: 4th UN HRC Intersessional Meeting on Human Rights & the 2030 Agenda

January 18, 2022

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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 Sustainable Development...

ASH’s 2022 Priorities

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January 11, 2022

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“Health is a fundamental human right indispensable 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 l...

End of 2021 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 22, 2021

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As Susan Sontag once wrote, “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each of...

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2021

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December 16, 2021

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ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry – producing, marketing, and selling addictive products that kill when use as intended – violates human rights, such as the right to...

Reducing Inequalities and Advancing Human Rights Through Tobacco Control

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December 9, 2021

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Every December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year (2021) the theme is “Equality- Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.” For ASH, this theme is very welcome, as we strive to center our tobacco cont...

“You can’t do that, can you?” “Yes, you can.” Why tobacco sales bans are good municipal policy

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November 15, 2021

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Guest Author: John Mirisch UC San Francisco Professor and distinguished anti-tobacco advocate Ruth Malone once pointed out that in the history of consumer products, there has never been anything deadlier tha...

U.S. Ranks Among the 15 Worst Performing Countries for Tobacco Industry Interference

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November 4, 2021

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 U.S. Ranks Among the 15 Worst Performing Countries for Tobacco Industry Interference ASH’s 2021 Index Compares U.S. Regulations vs. Global Best ...

The Scope and Reach of Tobacco Industry Lobbying

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October 28, 2021

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 The Scope and Reach of Tobacco Industry Lobbying New Resource from ASH Identifies U.S. Tobacco Lobbyists and Lobbying Firms To Clarify Who Shoul...

150 Organizations Worldwide Demand that the Island of La Graciosa Break Its Agreement with Philip Morris

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September 9, 2021

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150 Organizations Worldwide Demand that the Island of La Graciosa Break Its Agreement with Philip Morris In a letter to the President of the Spanish Government, the tobacco control community denounces Sp...

Hidden Costs: The Economic Burden of Cigarette Smoking on U.S. Healthcare Spending

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August 31, 2021

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Author: Gabrielle Ballweg, ASH Human Rights Policy and Communications Intern Arguably the most compelling justification for permitting cigarette sales in the U.S. is profit. However, when a U.S. industry inf...

Opposing Goals: The Tobacco Industry vs. Public Health

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August 3, 2021

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Author: Vivienne Brandt, ASH Policy and Communications Intern In 2003, the World Health Organization concluded negotiations of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which reaffirmed the right o...

2020 Annual Report

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July 29, 2021

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Click here to read our 2020 Annual Report The year 2020 brought much needed attention to social justice, and placed the right to health front and center in global public health. In a matter of months, we sa...

The Tobacco Industry’s Impact on Child Exploitation Globally

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July 26, 2021

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Author: Mitch Schuster, ASH Policy and Communications Intern The tobacco industry is frequently criticized for its product’s harmful effects on global health, financial security, and manipulative marketing t...

ASH Statement: Thanking the District of Columbia’s Mayor for Signing the Tobacco Product Flavor Ban Bill into Law

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July 22, 2021

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Statement from Action on Smoking and Health Thanking the District of Columbia’s Mayor for Signing the Tobacco Product Flavor Ban Bill into Law WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 22, 2021 – Action on Smoking &am...

Huber Statement: Brookline, MA Becomes 1st City in the U.S. to Ban Tobacco Sales to Anyone Born in the 21st Century

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July 19, 2021

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Statement from Laurent Huber, Executive Director, Action on Smoking and Health Brookline, MA Becomes 1st City in the U.S. to Ban Tobacco Sales to Anyone Born in the 21st Century WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19, 202...

148 Organizations, Universities, and Cancer Centers Call for an End to Combustible Tobacco Sales

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May 24, 2021

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 148 Organizations, Universities, and Cancer Centers Call for an End to Combustible Tobacco Sales WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 24, 2021 – Our vision of a...

Letter: 148 Organizations Call for Phasing Out Sales of Combustible Tobacco Products

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May 21, 2021

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148 Organizations Call for Phasing Out Sales of Combustible Tobacco Products The lessons learned in 2020 from the bold actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to consider equa...

Report: Cessation, The Right to Health

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May 18, 2021

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Access to Smoking Cessation Support is a Human Right ASH and ICTC Release a Report in Advance of World No Tobacco Day, May 31st Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org | (202) 390 – 9513 WASHINGTON, DC – Ma...

Support For U.S. FDA’s Menthol Ban

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April 29, 2021

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There is vast global support for the U.S. to ban menthol cigarettes, as several countries have already done. The University of Bath’s Tobacco Tactics website lists all the other countries that have banne...

Joint Statement: The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans

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April 29, 2021

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The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responds to a lawsuit filed by ASH, AATCLC, AMA, and NMA on Saving Black Lives WASHING...

Statement on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol

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April 29, 2021

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Statement on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol Statement of Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) WASHINGTON, DC – April 29, 2021 –Today, we celebrate with all ...

97 Organizations Agree, UN Human Rights Committee Must Address Menthol

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April 21, 2021

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202)390-9513 97 Organizations Agree, UN Human Rights Committee Must Address Menthol Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) leads 97 organizations from around the wo...

Tobacco Companies Racially Discriminate Against Minorities

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April 16, 2021

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Tobacco use disproportionately affects many marginalized populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, who have a long and documented history of being aggressively targeted by the tobacco industry. ...

The Impact of COVID-19 on ASH

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April 8, 2021

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Before COVID-19, ASH already had a flexible work environment where all staff were encouraged to have a work from home set up, complete with our main phone line forwarding to cell phones. So when the world went ...

Menthol Marketing Exposes Institutional Racism

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April 6, 2021

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Guest Blog Author: Michael Schwalbe, Professor of Sociology at North Carolina State University When it comes to destroying Black lives, no modern American institution can match the tobacco industry. It is...