Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 405 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 402 – Geneva – 05 to 09 January 2015
François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Edith Mayer (Prévessin Moëns – 74 – France) – Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond -74 – France) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Roch Michaluzco (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 403 – Geneva – 12 to 16 January 2015
Jean Luc Tonnerieux (Darnieulles – 88 – France)
(not photographed)
Paul Durand (Nancy – 54 – France)
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Week 404 – Geneva – 19 to 23 January 2015
André Larivière (St Didier Doulon – 43 – France) – Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Roch Michaluzco (Geneva – Switzerland) – Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Hannelore Schmid (Onex – Switzerland)
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Week 405 – Geneva – 26 to 30 January 2015
Annie Griffon (Belfort – 90 – France)
(not photographed)
Roch Michaluzco (Geneva – Switzerland) – Edith Mayer (Prévessin Moëns – 74 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) – François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
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We 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 during January 2015
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during January 2015 :
Ruwanara Bopearachchi – Philippe Clavière – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Jean Marie Frontini – Marie Dominique Frontini – Etsuko Furukata – Bernard Gauthier – Françoise Gauthier – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger