Tobacco and Women's Rights- Submissions to CEDAW

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is joined by ASH Canada, the Coalition for Americas’ Health (CLAS), and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) in reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on tobacco companies’ human rights violations.

For the 89th session of CEDAW running October 7 – 24, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, ASH, ASH Canada, CLAS, and GGTC have collectively submitted four reports to CEDAW on how tobacco companies violate women’s human rights in Canada, Chile, Japan, and New Zealand.