Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 444 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 440 – Geneva – 01 to 02 October 2015
Patrice Norroy (Montseron – 09 – France)
(not photographed)
Anne Marie Jeanneret (Prévessin Moëns – 74 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
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Week 441 – Geneva – 05 to 09 October 2015
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
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Week 442 – Geneva – 12 to 16 October 2015
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Caroline Mercier
(Geneva – Switzerland)
Hannelore Schmid (Onex – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
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Week 443 – Geneva – 19 to 23 October 2015
Bernard Nicolle (Feins – 35 – France) – Yacine Babchia (St Genis Pouilly – 01 France)
(not photographed)
Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland) – Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland)
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Week 444 – 26 to 30 October 2015
Anne Baldens (Mulhouse – 68 – France)
(not photographed)
Martine Cuennet (Avully – Switzerland) – François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
Odile Gordon Lennox (Ferney Voltaire – 01 – France)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (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”.
The Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during October 2015
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during October 2015 :
Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Joël Luguern – Dominique Maddaléna – Christian Roy – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger