No Legal Right to Smoke
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)
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
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the world’s first public health treaty. It was negotiated as the world's response to the global tobacco epidemic. The FCTC was completed in 2003, and ...
Parallel issues
There are numerous other issues that provide legal or political precedent that can be applied to tobacco and human rights.
Environment2018- The Business and Human Rights Resource Center tracked 14 climate l...
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.
ASH put together this resource as a guide for advocates that would like t...
Academic articles
This is a non-exhaustive list of scholarly writings on the subjects of tobacco control and human rights.
2008- Leslie London
A human rights approach to health is critical to address growing global health...
Using Human Rights Arguments in Litigation
Some advocates have begun using human rights arguments in litigation against the tobacco industry.
Below are several cases relevant to human rights, but this list is far from exhaustive of all tobacco litig...
Regional Mechanisms
In addition to global mechanisms and international human rights treaty bodies, there are several regional bodies. They are responsible for the human rights in their respective regions, and therefore, can be v...
The Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is a United Nations (UN) body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. While there have been a limited number of resolutions that are directly rele...
Global Mechanisms – The United Nations
This global mechanisms section encompasses official documents including resolutions, statements, letters, and more that pertain to tobacco control and human rights at the international level, but do not fall ...
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 learn...
Tobacco and Human Rights Hub
Advocacy Tools for the Fight for the Right to Health
When 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 t...
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...
70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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
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
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
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.
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Declaración de Cape Town sobre derechos humanos y un mundo libre de tabaco
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...
A World Without Tobacco Deaths
Statement from Executive Director Laurent Huber
Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 - 4310
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30, 2018 – Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day, a day when we remind ourselves of the epidemic of di...
Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World
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Tobacco is increasingly being recognized globally as a human rights challenge.
This is reflected by the Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights being adopted by the World Conference on Tobacco or ...
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.
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A human rights approach to tobacco control
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. A human rights approach to ending tobacco is unique because it implores or requires governments to protect their citizens by implementing toba...
Human Rights Resources
ASH Blog and Presentations
Danish Institute on Human Rights- Quit PMI
Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights Day 2016
Human Rights Day 2015
Presentation at ...
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...
