Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 366 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 362 – Geneva – 01 to 04 March 2014
Jean Marie Frontini (Angers – 49 -France) – Bernard Guilloux (Rennes – 35 – France)
(not photographed)
Pomme Baldens (Gentioux Pigerolles – 23 – France)
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Week 363 – 07 to 11 April 2014
Pomme Baldens (Gentioux Pigerolles – 23 – France)
(not photographed)
Jean Marc Muller (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
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Week 364 – Geneva – 14 to 18 March 2014
Odile Gordon Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland)- Georges Gordon Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France)
(not photographed)
Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 365 – Geneva – 21 to 25 March 2014
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Denny Simonnet (Noirmoutier en l’Ile – 85 – France)
(not photographed)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
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Week 366 – Geneva – 28 to 30 March 2014
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Denny Simonnet (Noirmoutier en l’Ile – 85 – France)
Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France) – Corinne Trit (Toulouse – 31 – France)
Yves Peutot (Aix les Bains – 73 – France)
(not photographed)
Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Annick Steiner (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 – April 2014
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during April 2014 :
Aline Aldebert – Ruwanara Bopearachchi – Maryvonne David- Jougneau – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna - Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger