The tobacco industry is relentlessly targeting women in Ireland, using advertisements that portray smoking as glamorous and sexy.
But the truth is far darker: tobacco kills millions, and these aggressive marketing tactics violate women’s human rights.
We Are Taking Action.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland are reporting these violations to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) at the 91th Session in June 2025.
Read the report here>
Women Deserve Protection.
We stand with women around the world—help us stop the malicious targeting of deadly tobacco products.
Together, we can make a difference!
Amplify Big Tobacco’s Human Rights Violations on Social Media
Use #CEDAW91 and #TobaccoViolation
Tag us on Facebook: @ASHglobalAction, Instagram: @ASHorg, LinkedIn: Action on Smoking and Health, Twitter: @ashorg, BlueSky: @ashorg.bsky.social
Sample Social Media Posts
1.) Today, #CEDAW91 will review how #Ireland protects #womensrights.
It’s essential for Ireland to strengthen their tobacco control policies to protect women from the aggressive and deadly tobacco industry.
Learn more: https://ash.org/end-tobacco-exploitation-in-ireland
#TobaccoViolation.
2.) Ahead of #WCTC2025 in Dublin, #CEDAW91 is reviewing how #Ireland protects #womensrights.
Tobacco companies violate women’s human right to life, right to health and right to be free from discrimination by running targeted media campaigns to hook women on tobacco products which are proven to be addictive and deadly.
Learn more: https://ash.org/end-tobacco-exploitation-in-ireland
#TobaccoViolation
3.) ⚠️#CEDAW91 – Women deserve protection from the aggressive, deadly tobacco industry.
Learn more about how tobacco companies violate #womensrights in our report on violations in Ireland: https://ash.org/end-tobacco-exploitation-in-ireland
#TobaccoViolation #WCTC2025