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If your country is signed up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/) then this might interest you. [The UK is signed up to this treaty]

A tobacco control consultant (I'm not going to say who because this might have been off the record) suggested that we have a think about the possibility of campaigning with the human rights angle in mind. So I'm starting this thread on a few forums to try to find out what ideas and opinions there are on this, if any.


Article 5.
.No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

(you might argue that denial of availability of e-cigs was cruel etc...)

Article 25.
.(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old
age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
.(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance.
All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

(you might argue that denial of availability of e-cigs impacts on this article in terms of medical care)

Article 27.
.(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
.(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

(you might argue that denial of availability of e-cigs means that people can't share in scientific advancement and its benefits)


Does anyone have any ideas to add to this? As a last resort for places like Australia where commercial nicotine is banned is there a possibility of starting some campaigns with this sort of approach or might it seem too far fetched?