Students call on UN Committee: No Tobacco Anymore!
Students from Berlin submit their report to the UN Committee oin the Rights of the Child and show how and where children's rights are infringed by tobacco.
Read moreLast week we participated in the digital hearing by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the situation of children‘s rights in Germany. International experts asked civil society representatives about how children‘s rights are implemented in Germany. It was a very intensive two-hour conversation.
Together with 17 organizations, we submitted a written statement to the Committee on this occasion. These are our central demands to the federal government to better protect and enforce children’s rights:
The loopholes in the tobacco advertising ban must be closed.
- Ban on advertising at the point of sale
- Ban on promotion
- Ban on sponsorship
Tobacco taxes must be raised on a regular basis.
- Annual increase of 10% as the most effective measure to reduce smoking
The government must develop a comprehensive strategy to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco.
- with a definite target
- with a firm timetable
- with specific milestones
The government must adopt an effective due diligence law for companies in Germany.
- including civil liability
- applying to the entire supply chain, so that cigarette companies can be held responsible for child labor in tobacco growing.
In a few weeks, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will address its questions to the German government. We are curious to see what the experts will ask.
"It's incredible how many questions can be asked and answered in such a short time." Sonja von Eichborn