Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 396 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 393 – Geneva – 03 to 07 November 2014
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Patrice Norroy (Montseron – Village – 09 – France)
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Roch Michaluzko (Geneva – Switzerland) – Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 -France)
Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland) – Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France)
Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) - Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 394 – Geneva – 10 to 14 November 2014
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
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Ronan le Fur (Herbeys – 38 – France) – Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 395 – Geneva – 17 to 21 November 2014
Bernard Guilloux (Rennes – 35 – France) – Christophe Elain (Globe Trotter)
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Week 396 – Geneva – 24 to 28 November 2014
Marie Madeleine Lebrun (Varennes sur Loire – 49 – France) – Chiyo Nohara (Japan)
Masato Yamamoto (Lucerne -Switzerland) – Jean Pierre Lebrun (Varennes sur Loire – 49 – 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”.
Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during November 2014
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during November 2014 :
Ruwanara Bopearachchi – Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Françoise Gautier – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet - Annie et Georges Reeb – Christian Roy – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger