Halting the spread of tobacco “epidemic” worldwide is a human right which global leaders should recognise as such and take particular measures in this direction, public health activists told EURACTIV.com ahead of two anti-tobacco conferences in Bucharest next week.
“The tobacco industry floods countries with an addictive and lethal product, cigarettes, which kill over seven million people per year,” said Laurent Huber, director of the US Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) organisation.
“For this reason, the global health community and some human rights agencies recognise that the tobacco industry violates the rights to life and health and undermines many other rights including children’s rights and women rights,” he added.
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