Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 301 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 297 – Geneva – 02 to 04 January 2013
Michel Deniel (Die – 26 – France) – Françoise Mar (Die – 26 – France)
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Week 298 – Geneva – 07 to 11 January 2013
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Michelle Marillier (St Prex – Switzerland)
Monika von der Meden (Villeneuve de Crozet – 01 – France)
Odile Gordon-Lennox (Ferney Voltaire- 01- France)
Liliane Deroche (St Etienne – 42 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) – Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France)
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Week 299 – Geneva – 14 to 18 January 2013
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Suisse) – Philippe Campiche (Bernex – Suisse)
Michel Rioche (Arthaz- 74 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) – Jean Marc Muller (Prévession Moëns – 01 – France)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Philippe de Rougemont (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 300 – Geneva – 21 to 25 January 2013
Eliane Peyroux (Valence – 26 – France) – Annick Steiner (Genève – Suisse)
Annie Griffon (Belfort – 90 – France) – Pascal Bézier (St Louis – 68 – France)
(not photographed)
Monika von der Meden (Villeneuve de Crozet – 01 – France)
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Week 301 – Geneva – 28 to 31 January 2013
Lamamo (Aix les Bains – 73 – France)
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Isabelle Perrey (Aix les Bains – 73 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – Jean Luc Tonnerieux (Darnieulles – 88 – 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 2013
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during January 2013 :
Midori Amo – Marith Bonnenfant – Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet – Jean Pierre Pasquet – Jean Pierre Triger – Laurence Tripodi