GCHL Student Blog

Following many attempts by victims to receive adequate justice, it is a relief that the Committee’s involvement has cast a light on the issue, pressuring the state to recognise the violations of human rights which had been hidden for decades.

Despite the country’s obligations to reduce tobacco consumption as per the WHO FCTC and to ensure the fundamental right of health care as per ACHPR, Tanzania falls short of its responsibilities and lacks the necessary measures to limit tobacco and tobacco products.

A full realization of Mexico’s obligation to protect the right to health from interferences from the food and beverage industry is promising but will require additional regulation.

The five major NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and the five key risk factors are tobacco usage, alcohol usage, unhealthy diets, insufficient physical activity, and air pollution.

As the availability and accessibility of health workers are essential to secure the right to health of 12 million people living in the IDF region, the authorities are urged to adopt further effective measures to this effect.

In recent years the tobacco industry has popularized novel products that feed individuals’ desire for nicotine intake. Introduced in the 1980s, especially heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes have become extremely popular in the past 10 years.

It is easy to romanticise the soft glow of woodfire heaters with warm feelings of cosiness and comfort. Yet, hiding under this nostalgia, the associated smoke is of serious concern. Alarmingly, a recent study in Australia estimates that in a single year, 728 deaths were attributable to fine particulate matter from woodfire heaters.

The integration of international human rights frameworks into tobacco control strategies supports and enhances the legitimacy of tobacco control measures, particularly in establishing smoke-free zones.

On the international plane, termination of a pregnancy is not an independent right in itself, but has been linked to other recognized human rights, namely the right to health enshrined in article 12 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The right to health is consequently linked to one’s right to sexual and reproductive health.

This is part I of a two-part-series of blog posts highlighting the detrimental impacts of the exploitation of animals on human health. Part I utilises the One Health concept to demonstrate the core problems of the anthropocentric relationship with non-human animals.