Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 414 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 410 – Geneva – 2 to 6 March 2015

Partice Norroy (Mont-Seron Village – 09 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)

Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)

Gérard Ouisse (La Chapelle Launay – 44 – France) – Marie Christine Ouisse (La Chapelle Launay – 44 – France)

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Week 411 – Geneva – 9 to 13 March 2015

François Fresneau (Pruillé l’Eguillé – 72 – France) – Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France)

Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)

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Week 412 – Geneva – 16 to 20 March 2015

François Fresneau (Pruillé l’Eguillé – 72 – France)

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Week 413 – Geneva – 23 to 27 March 2015

François Fresneau (Pruillé l’Eguillé – 72 – France)

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Philippe Reculard (Auxerre – 89 – France)

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Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – Caroline Mercier (Geneva – Switzerland)

Françoise Bloch (Geneva – 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”.

Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during March 2015 :

Midori Amo – Ruwanara Bopearachchi – Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Anne Marie Frontini – Jean Marie Frontini – Etsuko Furukata – Alison Katz – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Rachel Mauguet – Jean Yves Peillard – Thérèse Raitière – Paul Roullaud – Nadine Ruelland – David Shipley – Henri Tendron – Jean Pierre Triger

 

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