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SIGN THE PETITION
To the ICSID Tribunal arbitrating the Philip Morris-Uruguay BIT dispute:
We call on you to rule in favour of Uruguay in the lawsuit brought against them by Philip Morris for passing effective anti-smoking laws. Uruguay has the right to protect the public health of its citizens, and a ruling in Philip Morris's favour would open the door for them to attack anti-smoking laws in all of our countries. These laws are saving lives everywhere, and our governments should be able to enact and enforce them everywhere.
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Dear Madam / Sir
Well Smoke Destroys DNA
I hate in Mental Health Hospitals They give out free Cigarettes to kill off patients
I'm Proud of UK Anti-Smoker Laws in Public Places that were Subject of Passive Smoke
I used to be 100% Fit Once Doing 'Tae Kwon Do'
I was a Smoker until 2003
I Used Neat Nicotine Chewing Gum to Give up
And My Mental Health Suffered with POT use
the 1st try of POT got me hooked on Cigarettes
Everything is so much better Not Abusing Harmful Substances
And I learnt Through My Own Writing in Mental Health
POT stands for 'Power of Thought' on Date 31 Oct 2005
and POT is In Omnipotent
And Curbing Substance Abuse Might Help Save Unnecessary Wars and Fighting with illegal Drug Trade
Its that Weed Leaf - Fig Leaf That Adam and Eve Covered Their Private Parts
Pour Moi - Ladies and Gentlemen
Well Animals Don't Smoke
But Lab Rats can be Made to Get Addicted to Alcohol instead of Water
Thanks for Reading
You have my Consent to Copy and Paste this into Public Documents
Yours Sincerely
Matthew Lancaster
Matthew Lancaster, United Kingdom
Additional Note for My Blog ---
I gave up Nicotine in 2003 before graphic health warnings on cigarette packs
I made a Note Typed Logg of Many of the Old Written warnings
But I won't Post them
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Let's also flood Uruguay with love and support from the world, thanking them for waging the front line battle for our public health laws. Click below to send a tweet the the Uruguay government (you can edit the tweet to personalise it):
Twitter Tweet to the government of Uruguay
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Along with our signatures, Avaaz will submit our personal messages to the court about why this case is important to us and our families. Use the box to write a message about why this issue matters to you that will be shared with Avaaz members. The best messages will be submitted to the court alongside our petition.
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Dear friends,
The tobacco giant Philip Morris is suing Uruguay for having some of the best anti-smoking laws in the world, and there’s a good chance it could win, unless we step in.
It's a scary reality: a single company, with a product that kills, could overturn laws that protect our health. This court has already come under fire for not listening to the public in similar lawsuits. Let's ensure they listen now: if we launch a giant call and work with a world class legal team to carry our voices into the courtroom, the judges won’t be able to turn a blind eye.
Let’s tell the court that this doesn’t just affect Uruguay -- if Big Tobacco gets their way, it opens the door for challenges everywhere -- at least 4 other countries are in the legal crosshairs, and many more have anti-smoking laws at risk.
We have to move fast -- the court is already hearing arguments. Click to protect our public health and our democracies from corporate greed -- each of our names will be submitted to the court:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/uruguay_vs_big_tobacco_loc_2/?tCEagjb
Uruguay requires 80% of the cigarette package to be covered with medical warnings and graphic images. Smoking had reached crisis levels, killing around 7 Uruguayans each day, but since this law was put in place smoking has decreased every year! Now tobacco giant Philip Morris is arguing that the warning labels leave no space for its trademarks.
It's all part of a global Philip Morris strategy to sue and intimidate countries. The company already slapped an expensive lawsuit on Australia -- and if it wins against Uruguay, it could run cases against more than a hundred other countries including France, Norway, New Zealand and Finland who are all considering new life-saving legislation.
Experts say Philip Morris has a good chance of winning because it’s using a closed door international tribunal that ruled for corporations two-thirds of the time last year. And their rulings are binding, even though many of the judges are private citizens with corporate ties instead of impartial legal experts. It’s up to us to force them to consider the devastating effect their ruling could have on health across the world.
Uruguay has its own legal team, but they’re rightly focused on arguing their individual defence. We can submit a unique legal argument about how this ruling would set a precedent for every country with smoking laws and a similar trade agreement. And we can show the court that public opinion is behind them if they rule in favour of Uruguay and health protection everywhere.
The more of us sign, the harder it is for the court to ignore us. Click below to join the call and forward this email to everyone:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/uruguay_vs_big_tobacco_loc_2/?tCEagjb
When big corporations launch deadly attacks on our public good, our community has jumped into action -- from Monsanto to H&M, we've made sure that profits don't come before people. This is our chance to do it again, for all of us.
With hope,
Emma, Maria Paz, Katie, Mais, Alice, Ricken, Risalat and the whole Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Uruguay sued by cigarette makers over anti-smoking laws (BBC)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30708063
Philip Morris Sues Uruguay Over Graphic Cigarette Packaging (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/09/15/345540221/philip-morris-sues-uruguay-over-graphic-cigarette-packaging
Big Tobacco puts countries on trial as concerns over TTIP deals mount (The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/big-tobacco-puts-countries-on-trial-as-concerns-over-ttip-deals-mount-9807478.html
The Secret Trade Courts (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/27/opinion/27mon3.html?_r=1&
Recent Trends in IIAs and ISDS (UN Conference on Trade and Development)
http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/webdiaepcb2015d1_en.pdf
The arbitration game (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21623756-governments-are-souring-treaties-protect-foreign-investors-arbitration
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