Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 292 weeks without interruption. The vigil consists of a silent presence that aims to remind the World Health Organization of its obligations as set out in its constitution. We have added the name of Hippocrates to our description because of the ethical rules he instituted for health practitioners. As far as the protection of the health of people affected by the consequences of the nuclear industry is concerned, the World Health Organization ignores these rules.
The Vigil takes place outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva every working day from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Week 288 – Geneva – 01 and 02 November 2012
Patrick Dubezak (Amiens – 80 – France) – Catherine Bibard (Amiens – 80 – France)
David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland) – Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
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Week 289 – Geneva – 05 to 09 November 2012
Rachel Mauguet (Maubec – 38 – France) – Didier Faivre (Denney – 90 – France)
Mireille Faivre (Denney – 90 – France) – Lamamo (Aix les Bains – 73 – France)
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Week 290 – Geneva – 12 to 16 November 2012
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Anne Baldens (Mulhouse – 69 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) - Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
Odile Puget (Segny – 01 – France)
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Week 291 – Geneva – 19 to 23 November 2012
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) - Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
Jean Marie Muller (Prévessin Moëns – 01- France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 292 – Geneva – 26 to 30 November 2012
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland) – Alain Vessade (Geneva – Switzerland)
Bernadette Prieur (Limoges – 87 – France) – André Larivière (St Didier Doulon – 43 – France)
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Hannelore Schmid (Oneix – Switzerland) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France)
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We now believe it is important to address ourselves to those who are partly responsible for deciding WHO policy. It is for this reason that, on 9th November 2012, we began a Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris. The Ministers of Health are the representatives of the member countries of WHO, and they are involved in deciding the policies and actions that this institution pursues in the area of radioprotection.
We will maintain this silent and peaceful vigil every Friday from 9am to 5pm outside the Ministry of Health in Paris, until France takes the necessary steps to ensure that WHO fulfils its mission to protect the population from radioactive pollution, and that a programme of independent research is put in place on a national and / or European level, on the theme of “Health and nuclear power”.
Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris – November 2012
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during November 2012 :
Midori Amo – Emanuela Andréoli – Denis Baupin – Abraham Béhar – Pascal Bézier – Nicole Brégeon – Philippe Clavière – Roland Desbordes – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Mathias Goldstein – Etsuko Furukata – Christophe Jallegas – Jean Paul Jaud – Kolin Kobayashi – Yves Lenoir – Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet – Véronique Ratel – Paul Roullaud – Pierre Roullier – Ruth Stegassy – Henri Tendron – Jean Luc Tonnerieux – Wladimir Tchertkoff