Between April 26th 2007 and April 26th 2017, the Hippocratic Vigil was held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, making a total of 522 weeks without interruption. The vigil consisted of a silent presence that aimed to remind the World Health Organization of its obligations as set out in its constitution. We 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 took place outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva every working day from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Week 519 – Geneva – 03 to 05 April 2017
Daniel Boget (Aix les Bains – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland) – Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 520 – Geneva – 10 to 14 April 2017
Jean Marie Frontini (Angers – 49 – France)
(not photographed)
Anne Marie Kabalu (Angers – 49 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 521 – Geneva – 17 to 21 April 2017
Anna Schaffner (Basel – Switzerland) – Annette Rovina (Basel – Switzerland)
Christophe Elain (Globe-Trotter)
(not photographed)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
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Week 522 – Geneva – 24 to 26 April 2017
Nicolai Tchertkoff (New York – USA) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
Christophe Elain (Globe-Trotter)
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We believed it was 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. This silent and peaceful vigil, which took place every Friday from 9am to 5pm outside the Ministry of Health in Paris, came to an end on 5th May 2017.
The Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during April 2017
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during April 2017 :
Midori Amo – Philippe Clavière – Thierry Duvernoy – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Claude Lesage – Thong Kuy Lim – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger