Parallel issues
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International Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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Human Rights Day 2016
December 10th is recognized worldwide as Human Rights Day. It commemorates the anniversary of the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. T...
We must protect our health gains
What will the next four years hold for the anti-tobacco movement in the U.S.? We can't say for sure, and if the recent track record of pollsters tells us anything, it is that concrete political predictions are ...
Cancer Council chief calls for a smoke free future
Cancer Council fully supports proposals to ban smoking in the presence of children, and has asked whether it’s time to actively consider a generational phase-out of cigarettes.
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France: MEPs adopt neutral package for cigarettes
The measure, if adopted by the full Parliament, will take effect in May 2016. The ban on smoking in cars in the presence of a minor was also adopted.
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England bans smoking in cars with children
Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers.
The move, which will become law on 1 October, follows a similar ban in Wales and aims to protect young ...
Tobacco’s Hidden Children
Hazardous Child Labor in United States Tobacco Farming
The Human Rights Watch's 138-page report documents conditions for children working on tobacco farms in four states where 90 % of US tobacco is grown: ...
WHO Report Demonstrates Need for Higher Tobacco Taxes
Most effective measure is the most under-utilized
WASHINGTON, DC. 10 July – A report released today by the World Health Organization concludes that tax and price measures are the “least-achieved” of a global m...
Protect Our Children’s Health Petition
ASH Review: Second Quarter Edition 2013
ASH was pleased to help promote the White House Petition campaign of 24 year old Michigan State graduate Greg Holland. His petition sought the protection of childre...
HBO Vice: Tobaccoland
ASH Review: Second Quarter Edition 2013
ASH Deputy Director for Policy Chris Bostic was featured in the HBO Vice program Tobaccoland which aired on May 17th, 2013. The program explores the overwhelming pre...
