Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 518 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 514 – Geneva – 01 to 03 March 2017
Christophe Elain (Globe Trotter) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 515 – Geneva – 06 to 10 March 2017
Hervé Pottier (Aigrefeuille sur Maine – 44 – France) – Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 516 – Geneva – 06 to 10 March 2017
Margrit Heller (Geneva – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
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Week 517 – Geneva – 20 to 24 March 2017
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Julien Catin (Chainaz les Fraisses – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
Hannelore Schmid (Onex – Switzerland)
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Week 518 – Geneva – 27 to 31 March 2017
Odile Puget (Segny – 01 – France) - Isabelle Perrey (Aix les Bains – 73 – France)
(not photographed)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
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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”.
The Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during March 2017
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during March 2017 :
Midori Amo – Philippe Clavière – Thierry Duvernoy – Christophe Elain – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Claude Lesage – Thong Kuy Lim – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger – Yasuyo Uematsu