Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 452 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 449 – Geneva – 01 to 04 December 2015
Ronan le Fur (Herbeys – 38 – France)
(not photographed)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
Philippe Morier-Genoud (Rossinières – Switzerland)
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Week 450 – Geneva – 07 to 11 December 2015
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – François Rittmeyer (Vevey – Switzerland)
Bruno Boussagol (Vevey – Switzerland) – Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 451 – Geneva – 14 to 18 December 2015
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Roland Ksouri (St Etienne – 42 – France)
(not photographed)
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)
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Week 452 – Geneva – 21 to 25 December 2015
Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France)
Philippe Morier-Genoud (Rossinières – 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”.
Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during December 2015
Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during December 2015 :
Christophe Elain – Assuko Furukata – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Dominique Maddaléna – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger