Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 353 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 350 – Geneva – 06 to 10 January 2014
Nicole Ozouf (St Etienne – 42 – France) – Claire Bretou (Villejuif – 94 – France)
Marcelline Flohic (Seynod – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 351 – Geneva – 13 to 17 January 2014
Sylvain Montagne (Montpellier – 34 – France) – Natacha Perriard (Geneva – Switzerland)
Jean Luc Tonnerieux (Darnieulles – 88 – France)
(not photographed)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 352 – Geneva – 20 to 24 January 2014
Monique Guittenit (Lusignan Petit – 47 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Marina Novikoff (Meyrin – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland) – Natacha Perriard(Geneva – Switzerland)
Odile Gordon-Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 353 – Geneva – 27 to 31 January 2014
Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Pascal Bézier (St Louis – 68 – France)
Georges Gordon-Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)- Roch Michaluzco (Geneva – Switzerland)
Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France) – Jean Marc Muller (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – 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 – January 2014
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during January 2014 :
Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Laurence Esquieu – Etsuko Furukata – Dominique Maddaléna – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Martine Laroche – Claude Lesage – Monique Lévy – Nadine Ruelland – Tomoko – Jean Pierre Triger