International Ban Asbestos SecretariatA communication portal for the global ban asbestos virtual network Eternit and the Great Asbestos Trial http://www.ibasecretariat.org/eternit-great-asbestos-trial-toc.htm Feb 13, 2012: A book published by IBAS and a consortium of civil society groups that examines the trial of Eternit executives in Turin against the backdrop of Eternit activities on three continents (released online and in hard copy on Feb 13, 2012).

]]> IBAS Blog by Laurie Kazan-Allen http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-blog.php Feb 15, 2012: The latest update to this feature which was started on Nov 29, 2011.

]]> Home Page: Recent News Items http://www.ibasecretariat.org/index.htm Feb 22, 2012: Pledge to Ban Asbestos Worldwide

Feb 21, 2012: Asbestos Ban in Paraná State?

Feb 21 2012: Pictures from Turin

Feb 19, 2012: Call for Asbestos Ban

Feb 17, 2012: Non-occupational Asbestos Exposure

Feb 16, 2012: Senate Hearing on Asbestos

]]> Home Page: Recent Articles http://www.ibasecretariat.org/index.htm The 16 most recent articles can be accessed from the IBAS home page, but please see below for abstracts and direct links to the latest articles. Landmark Victory for Italian Asbestos Victims! http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-landmark-victory-italian-asbestos-victims.phpFeb 20, 2012: On February 13, 2012, Eternit defendants Stephan Schmidheiny and Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne, were convicted by a criminal court in Turin of causing permanent environmental disaster and failing to comply with safety rules as a result of which thousands of Italians died from asbestos-related diseases. ...]]> IBAS Eternit Monograph Released as Verdict in the Great Asbestos Trial is Announced http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-ibas-monograph-release-eternit-great-asbestos-trial.phpFeb 11, 2012: On February 13, 2012, a Turin Court will announce the verdict in a criminal case brought by Italian prosecutors against former asbestos executives who are charged with causing permanent environmental disaster and failing to comply with safety rules for their part in the running of asbestos-cement factories in Casale Monferrato and other Italian cities. ...]]> Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Hong Kong http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-ban-asbestos-mobilization-hong-kong.phpJan 27, 2012: On January 19, 2012, local activists met with representatives of the (Hong Kong) Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs to progress calls for a ban on the import, use and transshipment of asbestos in Hong Kong. ...]]> Sri Lanka's Asbestos Challenge http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-sri-lanka-asbestos-challenge.phpJan 27, 2012: Sri Lanka is a country facing many challenges, not least of which is the reconstruction of the national infrastructure after so many years of war. It is regrettable that in the rush to build commercial and domestic properties, the usage of asbestos is increasing. ...]]> Global Asbestos Scandal: Some Answers http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-global-asbestos-scandal.phpJan 17, 2012: The publication of papers in recent months about various aspects of the global asbestos scandal provides further details of the human consequences of hazardous exposures, the politics behind the deadly asbestos trade, the efforts by civil society to ban asbestos and grassroots projects to spread awareness of the asbestos hazard. ...]]> A New Year in Casale Monferrato http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-new-year-in-casale-monferrato.phpJan 4, 2012: The furore set off in 2011 by asbestos defendant Stephan Schmidheiny's attempt to make a deal with the town of Casale Monferrato showed no sign of abating as the year drew to a close. Into the breach stepped Italy's Minister of Health, Renato Balduzzi, who himself phoned the Mayor on December 21 to set up meetings for January 1. ...]]>