Update: Dutch Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry Arendtm February 8, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News In September 2016, lawyer Benedicte Ficq filed a criminal case with the Dutch Public Prosecutor, alleging that four tobacco manufacturers were guilty of attempted murder, manslaughter, premeditated attempts...
The Dutch Criminal Case: We’ve lost a battle, but not the war Arendtm December 19, 2018 Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms One of ASH’s programs seeks to hold tobacco corporations and executives criminally responsible for the deaths and disease caused by their products. To that end, we work with organizations around the world w...
Response from Dutch Cancer Society to the Court of Appeal’s decision to reject the charges made against the tobacco industry Arendtm December 11, 2018 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 Dutch Cancer Society: The court in The Hague has rejected the complaint submitted in the so-called Article 12 procedure against cigarette manufacturers. The Dutch Cancer Society is one of the parties that f...
