…its own research showed to be in the interest of public health and health equity.” ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH Founded in 1967, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is…
…all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Tobacco violates the right to health of people all over the world, and is therefore a barrier to achieving social justice. Tobacco is a…
…environment are a violation of human rights, such as the right to clean air and water, as well. Many countries now included the right to a healthy environment in their…
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…
“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…
…intended – violates human rights, such as the right to health, that have been recognized at the highest level through international, regional, and national legal instruments. Combined, our programs will…
…measures governments are trying to put in place to protect your health. As a result, the tobacco-related pandemic remains a major obstacle to your right to health as well as…
…rights, such as the right to health, that have been recognized at the highest level through international, regional, and national legal instruments. As such, we focus on 4 key areas…
…that “Tobacco is deeply harmful to human health, and there can be no doubt that the production and marketing of tobacco is irreconcilable with the human right to health.” Tobacco…
…tobacco for literally decades, and our strategy was to take baby steps to restrict its use, to protect the health and safety of our residents, and to create a healthy…
…to weaken public health legislation and maintain their deadly grasp on the market. ASH and partners Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF) and Parents Against Vaping are hosting a webinar…
202 ASH Annual Report Released The year 2020 brought much-needed attention to social justice and placed the right to health front and center in global public health. In…
The marketing and sale of tobacco products violate the right to health and life of all people globally The Right to Health The right to health was first internationally articulated…
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 of all…
…more needs to be done for countries to effectively realize the globally recognized “right to the highest attainable standard of health.” The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which…
…a year and killed more Americans in 2020 than did COVID-19. The production and marketing of tobacco products is a violation of the human right to health, and governments have…
…launched here Video of Practical Applications of Human Rights to Tobacco Control Report: Cessation, The Right to Health Joint Statement: The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans;…
…and D.C., and menthol cigarettes are a leading contributor to health inequity for the Black community. Health equity must be our driving force in all tobacco policy. Tobacco products, and…
…180 million lives could be saved. Tobacco is also a human rights, environmental, and sustainable development issue. In 2017 the UN Human Rights Council affirmed “the right of everyone to…
…Progress) 95.) Program on Human Rights in Development, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health 96.) Public Health Advocacy Institute 97.) Public Health Law Center 98.) Rajasthan Cancer Foundation…
…(ICTC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). Cessation: The Right to Health was released to recognize the World No Tobacco Day (May 31st) 2021 theme of Commit to Quit….
…policies, practices and priorities. https://www.savingblacklives.org. About Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Founded in 1967, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is America’s oldest anti-tobacco organization, dedicated to a world…
…their statement that it “…intends to make this proposed rule one of the Agency’s highest priorities”; a priority we emphatically agree with. Menthol advertising violates the right to health of…
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 world in…
