Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 327 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 323 – Geneva – 01 to 05 July 2013
Michel Godet (Ste Luce sur Loire – 44 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) – Natacha Perriard (Geneva – Switzerland)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France)
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Week 324 – Geneva – 08 to 12 July 2013
Anne Marie Moutault (St Nicolas de Redon – 44 – France)
David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland) and Ethan
Albert Guihard (St Nicolas de Redon – 44 – France)
Week 324 – Geneva – 08 to 12 July 2013
André Baloge (Issé – 44 – France) – Paul Raitière (Guérande – 44 – France)
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Week 325 – Geneva – 15 to 19 July 2013
Rachel Mauguet (Maubec – 38 – France) – Marie Neige Houchard (Nancy – 54 – France)
Maarten Bronkorst (Avessac – 44 – France)
(not photographed)
Alexandra Zahorski (Poland)
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Week 326 – Geneva – 22 to 26 July 2013
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Christophe Mounier (Béganne – 56 – France)
(not photographed)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 327 – Geneva – 29 to 31 July 2013
Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland) – Michel Rioche (Arthaz – 74 – France)
Martine Cuennet (Avully –Switzerland) – Odile Gordon-Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France)
Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France) – Edith Mayer (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
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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 – July 2013
Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris – July 2013
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during July 2013 :
Midori Amo – Caroline Benichou – Philippe Clavière – Hervé Courtois - Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche - Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet – Christian Roy – Jean Pierre Triger