Social Media
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Please use them to share your support for addressing tobacco control through a human rights lens by posting these resources and tagging ASH on Twitter, In...
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...
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...
IASLC Statement on Philip Morris’ New Manifesto Highlights the Importance of Tobacco Control
On February 1, 2017, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) issued the following statement:
“According to its own public reports, in 2016 Phillip Morris manufactured 800 billion...
What’s next in 2017
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to thank all of our donors and allies for your ongoing support,
2017 will be very special, as it marks our 50th year as an organization. In honor ...
Tobacco Free Generation
In Tasmania, Australia last week, a bill was introduced to the Legislative Council that would create a “Tobacco Free Generation.” You can read the draft text of the bill here>.
The phrase tobacco free gen...
We’re Almost There!
In the past two and half years, ASH has been working to ensure that tobacco control is included in the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are being created to set countries’ development ag...
Publications
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Policy Papers
ASH works hard to inform and educate policy makers and the public about tobacco prevention and the tobacco industry. A number of informative policy pa...
U.S. breaks its promise on protecting tobacco control, AGAIN
U.S. Unlikely To Table Drug IPR, Tobacco Proposal At Current TPP Round
Posted: July 18, 2013
KOTA KINABALU -- A spokeswoman for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative strongly signaled that...
U.S. Health Groups to USTR: Protect Tobacco Control Measures Under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
Leading U.S. public health groups are urging newly confirmed United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman to move forward with a proposal that would protect nations' authority to enact measures to r...
WNTD: The Nightmare Epidemic Created by Tobacco Marketing
Tobacco is a Deadly Product
- Tobacco kills up to half of its users.
- Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year, of whom more than 5 million are from direct tobacco use and more tha...
Tobacco Companies Are Not Public Health Stakeholders, Experts Conclude
When assessing information presented by the tobacco industry, the US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and regulatory bodies in other countries, should be aware that they are dealing with compan...
Ireland: a Hero of Tobacco Control
Ireland set to become 2nd country in the world to introduce plain pack cigarettes
“It is with great pleasure that I announce, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Friday, that I have received Government ...