2021 Annual Report
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In 2021, despite operating under the global COVID-19 pandemic, ASH implemented numerous programs to accomplish its Mission, “to advocate for innovative legal and polic...
Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol
Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol
A Powerful Step Towards Saving Lives
WASHINGTON, DC – April 28, 2022 –Today, we celebrate with all Americans that the Food and...
ASH Thanks Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes Incoming Board Chair
Media Contact:
Megan Arendt
(202) 659 – 4310
ASH Thanks Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes Incoming Board Chair
A decade of impact and the hope of more progress to come
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 17, 2022 – ...
Additional Resources
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Learning resources
There are many tools to assist advocates in becoming more well-versed in the area of human rights. Below are some helpful resources.
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Global Mechanisms – The United Nations
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Tobacco and Human Rights Basics
This section is designed to be the starting point for advocates new to the nexus between tobacco control and human rights. These resources are intended to give a short overview. If you are interested in learnin...
Action Review: Fourth Quarter Edition 2018
How the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights impacts tobacco
For the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), ASH Deputy Director for Policy Chris Bostic...
Action Review: Third Quarter Edition 2018
Over 100 Towns in Sri Lanka Stop Cigarette Sales
Over 100 towns across Sri Lanka have boycotted the sale of cigarettes with an aim to discourage smoking and making Sri Lanka a tobacco-free nation, the Health M...
Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-free World
To sign on, email your organization's name and logo to HQ@ash.org. Individuals can sign on here.
See some photos from our WCTOH declaration photo booth here.
Read Press Release here.
Read Declarations ...
ASH: The Big Picture
2017 has been a very exciting year at ASH. We celebrated our 50th anniversary, announced our pivot away from “tobacco control” and towards “cigarette free” and earned numerous victories across each of our progr...
FINALLY! Corrective Ads Published!
**UPDATE 3** - Beginning on November 26, 2017 the public will begin seeing long-awaited “corrective statements” by the tobacco industry on television and in newspapers.
The major U.S. tobacco companies were ...
Report on 50 Years
Contact: Megan Arendt
(202) 659 – 4310
arendtm@ash.org
A Future with ZERO Tobacco Deaths
ASH Releases Report on 50 Years of Fighting
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 26, 2017 –...
Open Letter to PMI from 123 Organizations
September 14, 2017
André Calantzopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Morris International
Avenue de Rhodanie 50 1007
Lausanne, Switzerland
Dear Mr. Calantzopoulos,
The undersign...
Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2017
ASH hosted a legal expert group in Geneva
For the first time, an international meeting was held to spread knowledge between the U.S., our colleagues in the Netherlands, and 16 other countries on criminal liabi...
2016 Annual Report
ASH recognizes Big Tobacco as the vector of the tobacco epidemic, and we work on several fronts to counter attack their deadly products.
Read our 2016 Annual Report about how our programs progressed in 2016 a...
The world’s largest tobacco company wanted good press – but it backfired
Re-printed as an English translation with permission from Buzzfeed Germany, original article in German here.
Stop producing or marketing tobacco! This is what an Institute for Human Rights has recommended to P...
ASH History
In the years following the release of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking, Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) was established by a distinguished body of physicians, attorneys, and other prominent U.S...
What’s next in 2017
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to thank all of our donors and allies for your ongoing support,
2017 will be very special, as it marks our 50th year as an organization. In honor ...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on a Tobacco-Free World
That’s our vision at ASH, a tobacco-free world. This year marks ASH’s 50th anniversary, and we are as committed as ever to end the tobacco epidemic.
With your help, we can achieve this vision. Here’s how we...
Action Review: 4th Quarter 2016
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber at HHS
Statement from ASH on E-Cigarettes Following the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ...
ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story
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Office: 202-659-4310
Email: arendtm@ash.org
ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story
The World We Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Novembe...
Petition Delivery
ASH joins allies to demand that the U.S. Department of Justice open an investigation on British American Tobacco (BAT)'s alleged corruption in East Africa.
L - R: Abby McGill (International Labor Rights Fo...
Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
On April 5, 2016, Action on Smoking and Health and two of our partner organizations, Fundación InterAmericana del Corazón Argentina and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, will present t...
How Tobacco Companies Factor into the Presidential Primaries
As the first primary elections begin, you are probably thinking about a lot of factors when considering who to vote for. But have you thought about how tobacco plays into the election?
Many people consider...
