Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 331 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 327 – Geneva – 02 August 2013
Odile Gordon Lennox (Ferney-Voltaire – 01 – France)
(not photographed)
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
Loïc Schneider (Prévessin-Moëns – 01 – France)
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Week 328 – Geneva – 05 to 09 August 2013
Philippe and Marie Hélène Vergote (Dijon – 21 – France) – Liliane Perrey (Aix les Bains – 73 – France)
Anna and Noémie Vergote (Dijon – 21 – France)
(not photographed)
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France)
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Week 329 – Geneva – 12 to 16 August 2013
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Martial Château (La Flèche – Sarthe – 72 – France)
(not photographed)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Claire Boitelle and Alan Château (La Flèche – Sarthe – 72 – France)
Edith Mayer (Prévessin-Moëns – 01 – France)
Odile Gordon Lennox (Ferney-Voltaire – 01 – France)
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Week 330 – Geneva – 19 to 23 August 2013
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) – Romain Yvinec (Tours – 37 – France)
Natacha Perriard (Geneva – Switzerland) – Monique Guittenit (Lusignan le Petit – 47 – France)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Anne Marie Jeanneret (Prévessin-Moëns – 01 – France) – Philippe de Rougemont (Geneva – Switzerland)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 331 – Geneva – 26 to 30 August 2013
Claire Bretou (Villejuif – 94 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Ronan le Fur (Herbeys – 38 – France)
Miho Kozawa-Hoffmann (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 – August 2013
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during August 2013 :
Midori Amo – Caroline Benichou - Philippe Clavière – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata - Martine Laroche - Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet - Jean Pierre Triger