…investigating these policies, especially TFG. Malaysia has a TFG bill in parliament right now, and Denmark is apparently drafting one. Public health coalitions in several other countries, most with some…
…on Smoking & Health (ASH) Founded in 1967, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is America’s oldest anti-tobacco organization, dedicated to a world with ZERO tobacco deaths. Because tobacco is…
…violates numerous human 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…
…we strongly encourage those communities to submit fact-based comments to the rule. “ASH’s goal is to use litigation as a tool to protect the right to health of all citizens…
…initial investment has helped create a rule that will protect the health of Americans. Menthol advertising violates the right to health of Black Americans, and ASH will continue encouraging international…
…effect, our hope for a better, brighter, and healthier tomorrow starts today. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the FDA, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), African American Tobacco Control…
…all of our other programs at ASH. Human rights like the right to health, clean water, and air are implicated. The negative impacts tobacco has on the environment provides even…
…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…
…have passed laws to phase out tobacco retail licenses. – The United States Department of Health adopted the Healthy People 2030 platform, including a goal of less than 5% smoking…
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…
