…human rights, such as their right to health. The joint submission includes key recommendations for the UN Committee to consider to: 1. Strengthen the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention…
…largely banned. If only we could ban cigarettes, right? Before the invention of the cigarette, lung cancer was so rare that when a doctor discovered a case, they would make…
…rights leadership advisor to President Obama and sent millions of dollars to a black medical college, Meharry Medical College. The hirings and donations are attempts to buy legitimacy for the…
…rights, but most notably, the right to health. The U.S. has ratified CERD, so CERD is U.S. law. The U.S. Federal Government shares the responsibility with state and local governments…
Eleven years old is way too young to walk into a store and be able to buy a pack of cigarettes. That’s how old I was when I experimented with…
…the worse we realize the problem is. The lifecycle of plastic impedes every single one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and threatens ALL human rights, not just the right…
…Tobacco Pollution Alliance Member (right) met with the Delegate from Ghana (center) May 30, 2023 – Writing after 9:00 pm Paris time, Day 2 is not over, and the most…
…representative in the building at a time. ASH put together a strong team of five seasoned negotiators, including the world’s premier expert on cigarette filters and environmental health. Now we…
…in the world. Countries have a legal obligation to protect their citizens’ right to health, right to life, and right to a healthy environment. Tobacco infringes on each of those…
Today, May 21, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) by the World Health Assembly. The FCTC is the…
…local governments to pursue menthol bans at the local level. Internationally, we continue to utilize the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to protect the right to health of…
…right to health. In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), here are some of the ways ASH is working towards that goal for you. Lawsuit…
…doctors, lawyers, and advocates working worldwide to take down Big Tobacco. Happy International Women’s Day to them, and to all the women fighting for the right to health. [1]…
…only as a major public health issue but also as a human rights issue,” said Stephen Marks, Dean of the Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development (JSPH) at…
…Right to Health | CERD Day 2023 ASH at UN Water Conference ASH Video Statement: Plastic Pollution Stakeholders Meeting Guest Blog: A Doctor and Tobacco Industry Whistleblower’s Take on Tobacco…
…human rights in all major UN Human Rights treaties. This year, the United Nations General Assembly formally recognized the right to a healthy environment, a right that is unfortunately highly…
…rights, such as the right to health and right to a healthy environment, that have been recognized at the international, regional, and national levels. As such, we focus on 5…
…right to profit. Perhaps we should be thinking of human rights as the basic framework for discussion. As a human rights and public health lawyer, this is the only way…
…so they are better resourced to do even more to find solutions. One proven violator of human rights touted their human rights approach. I experienced a mixture of admiration for…
…in India. Recently, Professor Marks’s research focused on the right to health, global health governance, integrating human rights into sustainable human development; mental health; poverty; tobacco control; and the right…
…2020) Written Statement (February 2021) Statement (August 2022) Action on Smoking and Health’s Tobacco and Human Rights Hub Advocacy Tools for the Fight for the Right to Health …
…François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In 2009, Dr. Dresler became the founder and board chair of the Human Rights…
…“General recommendation 37.” The goal is for the committee to develop a General Recommendation that will provide an authoritative interpretation of the CERD Article that addresses the right to health…
…is the right to health, and it is part of ASH’s mission to ensure tobacco is included in the discussion of the right to health at the highest levels. ASH…
…in turn protect all Americans’ right to health. Read the sign on letter here> The United States is due to report on its progress protecting all Americans’ right to be…
