…all of us, and I am sure there will be more in our future. Therefore, let us make sure that we endorse and support the right to health and the…
By: Dr. Harry Lando, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Action on Smoking & Health We are living through…
…Role of All Healthcare Professionals in Cessation here. Share it from YouTube Here. Co-Hosts: DC Tobacco-Free Coalition, DC Department of Health Speakers: Jazmin Devonish (Public Health Analyst at the Tobacco…
…every corner store. The human right to health – which is well recognized in international law – says that every human has the right to the highest attainable standard of…
…the health and human rights risk for tobacco users. You can view the webinar recording here and find additional resources on COVID-19 and tobacco here. ASH Discusses Proposed D.C. Ban…
…call for submissions from the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, linking tobacco as a human rights issue. ASH responded to calls for input on children’s rights and…
Laurent Huber speaking at the plenary session ASH has been working tirelessly to use human rights tools to advance health around the world. Recently, we were invited to bring this…
…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…
AUGUST 16, 2019 – This week the Food and Drug Administration announced a comment period for a proposed rule to require graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements (pictured…
…the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. Several of those rights, including the right to health, pertain to tobacco control…
…by stating that “Tobacco control is critical to protect the right to health.” That sentiment was echoed throughout the day, including by EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Dr….
…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,…
…de măsuri adecvate de sănătate publică. [1] Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No. 14, The right to the highest attainable standard of health (article 12 of…
…Facebook @ASHglobalAction. Also, consider using the hashtags #TobaccoViolation and #HumanRights to share the message with a broader audience. Images on Human Rights and Tobacco Videos on Human Rights and Tobacco…
In our work, we spend a lot of time arguing for people’s rights. The right to be free from targeted advertising by the tobacco industry. The right to access cessation…
…on Tobacco Control. Recommendation: Treaty bodies responsible for monitoring compliance with the right to health, (such as the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the Committee on the Rights…
…grievous bodily harm, premeditated attempts to cause damage to health and fraud. Over the course of the next two years, this case gained incredible momentum, with over 31,000 individuals signing…
…and marketing of tobacco is irreconcilable with the human right to health.” That statement came from the Danish Institute for Human Rights which has a mandate to protect human rights…
…rights, right to health…. FCTC/COP7(29) Delhi Declaration 2016 – References article 25 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the preamble of the Constitution of the World Health Organization…
…right to health in section 3. Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013– The NCD GAP includes a human rights based approach to addressing NCDs. There…
…of Impact of Human Rights This report explores the relationship between health and human rights in relation to women’s and children’s health. 25 Questions & Answers on Health & Human…
…right to health alongside several other rights that speak for covering tobacco control under human rights law. Articles Focused on Children’s Rights A Missing Voice: The Human Rights of Children…
…health, and human rights at the federal, state, and local level of government, please visit ASH’s pages on Using International Tools to Fight Menthol and International Human Rights Treaty Bodies….
…the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the Right to Health, Tobacco Industry Interference, and on Tobacco in the Americas. This was the first time that tobacco was brought…
…have the right to public health. Tobacco violates numerous human rights, but most notably, the right to health. The U.S. has ratified CERD, so CERD is U.S. law. Click the…
