human rights

15 Organizations Report to the UN Human Rights Council that the U.S. Fails to Protect the Right to Health

October 3, 2019

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 Read the UPR Submission Here WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 3, 2019 – Today, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), in partnership with 14 civil...

Dossier: Tobacco’s big child labour problem

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May 16, 2019

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The precise number of children involved in the tobacco industry is unknown but is thought to be in the tens of millions. More than 152m children are engaged in labour, 71 per cent of them in agriculture, ra...

Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World

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April 30, 2019

GLOBAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND A TOBACCO-FREE WORLD 2019 ASH and our colleagues at Romania 2035 Tobacco-Free Generation Initiative, and the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, along with ...

Bucharest Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free Europe

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April 11, 2019

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This Resolution came out of discussions that began at the Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World on March 26, 2019 in Bucharest, Romania and continued at the annual European Network for Smoking a...

Do industries that kill more people than they employ have a right to exist?

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April 3, 2019

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A new study outlines why the tobacco and coal industries warrant "corporate death sentences." ROBBY BERMAN 24 February, 2019 Read on BigThink.com...

Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World

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March 24, 2019

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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis speaking at the Forum This unique and historic event brought together global leaders in human rights and public health to discuss ways to advance worldwide efforts to comb...

Social Media

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March 21, 2019

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No Legal Right to Smoke

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March 5, 2019

ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates

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 products. The right to be free from sec...

History of the Human Rights and Tobacco Control Network (HRTCN)

Arendtm

February 26, 2019

The Human Rights Tobacco Control Network (HRTCN) began at a first international meeting, held in Lausanne, Switzerland in November 2008 with a small cohort of approximately 20 partners from around the world. Th...

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Parallel issues

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Learning resources

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Academic articles

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Using Human Rights Arguments in Litigation

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Regional Mechanisms

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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The Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Global Mechanisms – The United Nations

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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Tobacco and Human Rights Basics

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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...

Tobacco and Human Rights Hub

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

Advocacy Tools for the Fight for the Right to HealthWhen people think of tobacco, they often think of it as a public health problem, but it is a human rights problem as well. The marketing and sale of tobacco v...

Action Review: Fourth Quarter Edition 2018

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December 20, 2018

E-Newsletter

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...

70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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December 10, 2018

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December 10 is international Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document set out, for the first ...

Action Review: Third Quarter Edition 2018

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October 19, 2018

E-Newsletter

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...

Remembering our core mission: reducing death and disease

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June 27, 2018

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By Laurent Huber, Executive Director The tobacco control community is at a crossroads. The evidence in unequivocal: the most widely consumed nicotine delivery product, combustible cigarettes, an addictive an...

Déclaration du Cape Town sur les droits de l’Homme et un monde sans tabac

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June 15, 2018

News & Events

Pour vous connecter, envoyez le nom et le logo de votre organisation à HQ@ash.org. Les particuliers peuvent signer ici. Voir quelques photos de notre photomaton de déclaration WCTOH ici. In English | ...

Declaración de Cape Town sobre derechos humanos y un mundo libre de tabaco

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June 12, 2018

News & Events

Para iniciar sesión, envíe el nombre y el logotipo de su organización a HQ@ash.org. Las personas pueden registrarse aquí. Vea algunas fotos de nuestro stand fotográfico WCTOH aquí. In English | En Fran...

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