NGO accuses tobacco industry and Switzerland of human rights violations

In a report published on Tuesday, the anti-smoking association OxySuisse has accused multinationals in the tobacco industry of violating human rights and the Swiss authorities of being complacent towards them. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Produced in collaboration with the US organisation Action on Smoking and Health, the OxySuisse report analyses the tobacco industry's influence from a human rights perspective. According to the report, the tobacco industry is incompatible with fundamental human rights. The production and marketing of addictive and deadly products violates the right to health, the right to life and the right to a healthy environment, OxySuisse says. Smoking causes around 9,500 deaths in Switzerland every year and 8 million worldwide. The association points out that Switzerland is lagging far behind in the fight against smoking, coming 36th out of 37 European countries. According to OxySuisse, this delay can be explained by the weight ...