…right to life or right to health, among many others, would be levied against governments for not protecting their citizens. The governments could then in turn enforce or create laws…
…(TPPA) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Success will mean that the tobacco industry will be denied new privileges and rights under the agreements, such as the right…
…and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Success will mean that the tobacco industry will be denied new privileges and rights under the agreements, such as the right to directly sue governments (including…
…we caught it, otherwise I’d be of considerably less use to myself right now. But the left kidney had to come out. Right after delivering the news, my doctor—who is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org Tinder Experiment Tests if Smoking is Hot Would you date a smoker? How about give them a right swipe? Action…
…ensuring effective tobacco control measures are in place, and continuing our life saving work. Please stand with health and help us continue our lifesaving work of combating the tobacco industry!…
…they are directly decreasing the number of years they will live. They are directly decreasing the number of years you will have them in your life. Every cigarette is changing…
…revealed a draft proposal that, while insufficient, would at least have been a step in the right direction. On August 14, we received terrible, then wonderful news. The bad news…
…because of “the unique status of tobacco products from a health and regulatory perspective.” This provision would have prevented the tobacco industry from interfering with governments’ sovereign right to protect…
Life hasn’t gotten any easier for Big Tobacco. Last week, Russia became the latest country to impose major new restrictions on smoking in public places. Starting in June, Russians will…
…ISDS creates a similar right to sue over any law that impacts trade, except that it allows any corporation to sue a country in an international trade tribunal. In the…
…citizens by implementing tobacco control laws and strategies to end the tobacco epidemic based on legally-binding human rights norms. A human rights approach Smoking negatively impacts the right to life,…
