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The Netherlands presents plan to reduce tobacco retail outlets

November 23, 2020

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Guest Blog Author: Daniëlle Arnold, Policy Advisor Health Funds for a Smokefree Netherlands (previously the Dutch Alliance for a Smokefree Society) On Friday, November 20, 2020, the Dutch governme...

ASH Statement: Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales

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March 3, 2020

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Statement from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – MARCH 3, 2020 – Ea...

Update: Dutch Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry

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February 8, 2019

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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...

ASH (and Partner) Treaty Reporting

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

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This page contains submitted and upcoming civil society reports organized by international human rights treaty body. ASH and our partners have followed the lead of the Human Rights and Tobacco Contro...

The Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

HRC

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...

The Dutch Criminal Case: We’ve lost a battle, but not the war

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December 19, 2018

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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

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December 11, 2018

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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...

Dutch Prosecutor Rejects Tobacco Criminal Case; Many Arguments for Appeal Exist

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February 22, 2018

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Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – We are disappointed in the Dutch Public Prosecution Service’s (DPPS) decision not to file cri...

Netherlands Cancer Institute files a report against tobacco manufacturers

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February 2, 2018

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) is the first hospital/research institution in the Netherlands to file a report in the ongoing criminal case against tobacco manufacturers. In doing so, the NKI asks the Pu...

Tobacco Industry Accused of Murder: Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry, ASH reports

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July 17, 2017

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Action on Smoking & Health Draws on “Sick of Smoking’s” Current Legal Challenge Against Tobacco Companies in the Netherlands to Highlight Criminal Liability WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – ...

Tobacco to be Hidden from Plain Sight in Netherlands Shops

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January 4, 2017

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The Dutch government is working on a legislative proposal to ban the visible display of tobacco products, State Secretary Martin van Rijn of Public Health informed parliament, ANP reports. Read more>...

Huge progress made thanks to court case against Dutch State

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November 9, 2015

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Dutch government draws up rules for contacts with tobacco industry via Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation Amsterdam, 9 November 2015 – The court in The Hague ruled against the Youth Smoking Prevention Founda...

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