…move online, ASH is sharing our digital presentations on our new Soundcloud channel. Tune in here. Facebook Live Video: Tobacco, Global Development, & Women’s Rights Facebook Live Video: Environmental Impact…
…asked to present at the Committee on the Status of Women in March at the UN in New York to highlight the negative impact tobacco has on women’s rights. ASH…
…lifesaving tobacco control measures. Japan is due to report to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 2020 and the Human Rights Council…
…Clinical Oncology American Thoracic Society Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Big Cities Health Coalition Black Ladies…
…to health, right to education, children’s rights, women’s rights, and many others. It’s time for governments to step in and protect their citizens from the tobacco industry and the global…
…and toxins to go down easier.” “Menthol effects all sorts of people. Women disproportionately use menthol- 52%. 62% of Puerto Ricans smoke menthol…Native Hawaiians smoke in the 8-%. LGBTQ disproportionately…
…agree that the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco are incompatible with human rights, in particular, the right to health, the rights of children and women, the right to development,…
…of the Child; and the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) and special procedures (such as the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to…
…of the World Health Organization, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Covenant on Economic,…
…ending childhood obesity and the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Beijing +25 Platform for Action The Generation Equality Forum and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women…
…suit their local contexts and feel free to change it as needed. Although many questions are drawn from UN Women’s official Guidelines for governments, these are adapted to reflect NGO…
…control of tobacco is a powerful tool in the protection of the rights of women and children. Human rights and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Mutually Reinforcing Systems 2011-…
Some advocates have begun using human rights arguments in litigation against the tobacco industry. Below are several cases relevant to human rights, but this list is far from exhaustive of…
…Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Submitted Reports Sweden- 2020 Sweden CEDAW Our most recent CEDAW report Japan- 2020 Japan CEDAW This report is a good template for others considering a report….
…on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 1979 – CEDAW and tobacco are interconnected in many ways including smoking rates amongst women and girls, advertising directed…
…on “Tobacco Control in Spain: Unresolved Matters for the Protection of Women’s Health in Spain” United States UPR Shadow Report 2019 A UPR shadow report on “Tobacco Control in the…
…Against Women (CEDAW) View an introduction to the 2021 Generation Equality Forum from ASH’s partner Dr. Soon-Young Yoon, Chair of the Board, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and UN…
…Indian Cancer Society, Delhi 73. Indonesia Smoke-Free Agents (SFA) 74. Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA) 75. Interamerican Heart Foundation (IAHF) 76. International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) 77….
…Agents (SFA) 74. Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA) 75. Interamerican Heart Foundation (IAHF) 76. International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) 77. IOGT International (151 member organizations from 60…
…production and from advertising; and women’s rights, including protection from the impact of smoking on pregnancy. 5. We welcome COP7 Decision 26 on “International cooperation for implementation of the WHO…
…because of smoking. As a result of their smoking behaviour of 20 years ago, women are now more likely to die from lung cancer than from breast cancer. Read on>…
…to life, right to health, right to education, children’s rights, women’s rights, and many others. For example, the tobacco industry often targets their marketing to specific populations based on gender,…
…the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Committee on the Elimination…
…at schools, with one school then deciding to ban smoking on their premises. He spoke before diverse organizations ranging from women’s institutes to borstals (juvenile prisons). He would tell me…
…Health Alliance of Women against Tobacco (Tabinaj) (Bangladesh) American Cancer Society, Inc.* American College of Chest Physicians Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights* ASH Finland ASH Scotland (UK) Asia-Pacific Heart Network* Association…
