The 213° week of the vigil
in front of WHO
“IndependentWHO” is a collective made up of several associations. It was created in 2006.This collective was created to demand the revision of Agreement “WHA 12-40” between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , which makes WHO subordinate to the IAEA and prevents WHO from making available essential information, from taking appropriate action and from fulfilling its constitutional role in bringing about : “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health” (Article I of WHO Constitution)
A large number of political organisations, associations and pressure groups play a part in the actions of our collective (See the list of our supporters).
| THE FOUNDING ASSOCIATIONS |
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1- Enfants de Tchernobyl – Bélarus 2- P.S.R. / I.P.P.N.W. 3- P.H.M. or People’s Health Movement 4- La CRIIRAD 5- Le Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire 6- Brut de Béton Production 7- ContrAtom 8- Sortir du Nucléaire – Loire et Vilaine |
Enfants de Tchernobyl BélarusThis association, created in April 2001, provides help to the 500,000 children contaminated by radionuclides in the east and south of Belarus as a result of the disaster at Chernobyl. Most of its financial support goes to “BELRAD“, the Independent Institute for Radioprotection, set up by Professor Vassili Nesterenko.
The founding members of this association : Solange Fernex († en 2006), Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1995 and President of the French section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) from 1995 to 2003.
Vassili Nesterenko († en 2008), Physicist, specialising in radioprotection; member of the Academy of Sciences in Belarus; Liquidator at Chernobyl; Director of the Institute of Radioprotection “BELRAD” from 1990 to 2008.
Galia Ackerman, journalist; translator of the book “Voices from Chernobyl” by Svetlana Alexievitch.
Wladimir Tchertkoff, journalist (retired) with Swiss Television.
Michel Fernex , doctor (retired); Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Basel; former member of the Committee of Directors of TDR (Special programme for Research into Tropical Diseases) at WHO.
65 quai Mayraud – 49400 Saumur – France - http://enfants-tchernobyl-belarus.org
PSR / IPPNWPSR/IPPNW is the Swiss section of IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) based in Boston, USA. IPPNW International was founded in 1980 by the American Bernard Lown and the Russian Evgeni Chasov. The primary objective of IPPNW is worldwide nuclear disarmament, as the best means of preventing not only nuclear war but also the radioactive contamination of the environment that results from the arms race. The Swiss section has always been critical of the civilian use of the atom as a source of energy. It is thanks to a Swiss initiative, with German support, that a resolution was passed at the World Congress of the IPPNW in Melbourne in 1999, acknowledging that the production of nuclear energy causes ecological problems and encourages the proliferation of nuclear weapons. PSR/ IPPNW highlight the fact that the civilian and military uses of nuclear technology are Siamese twins; the civilian technology is indispensable in the manufacture of bombs.
www.ippnw.ch www.ippnw.org
PHM - People Health MovementThe People’s Health Movement (PHM), founded in 2000, campaigns for Health for All through social and economic justice. It is made up of a loose affiliation of groups and individuals from all over the world who uphold the People’s Health Charter. For the PHM, health is a social, economic and political prerequisite and above all, a fundamental human right. Inequality, poverty, exploitation, violence and injustice are at the root of illness and death among impoverished and marginalised peoples. To achieve Health for All, existing power structures need to be challenged, globalization must be resisted and political and economic priorities should be radically overhauled. Fairness, Peace and sustainable development that protects the environment, are at the heart of our vision for a better world – a world in which Health for All is a reality. There are easily enough resources to make such objectives attainable.
http://www.phmovement.org
La CRIIRADCreated in 1986 following the accident at Chernobyl, the Commission for Research and Independent Information on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD) is an organisation dedicated to the protection of the environment and the health of the population at large. It has its own laboratory for analysing radioactivity. As a completely independent body, CRIIRAD is therefore in a position to provide citizens with a source of unbiased and reliable information on nuclear energy, and to campaign for regulation and controls in this area to be observed and improved. It is funded for the most part by its own members and contributors.
471 av. Victor Hugo – 26000 Valence – France - www.criirad.org
Réseau Sortir du nucléaireThe “Sortir du nucleaire” network maintains the view held by the majority of public opinion: that France should abandon nuclear energy and pursue alternative energy policies (control of energy consumption, development of renewable sources of energy). At the end of 2008 the Network consisted of 834 organisations and 21, 000 declared sympathisers. Having no political affiliation, “Sortir du Nucleaire” is an independent, unsubsidised popular movement, with official recognition for the significant role it plays in the protection of the environment.
9 rue Dumenge – 69317 Lyon cedex 04 – France - www.sortirdunucleaire.org
Brut de Béton Production“Brut de Beton“ is a theatre and arts company producing work that is thought-provoking and innovative and challenges its audience to reflect on the malaise of society. The company organises shows and events, readings and encounters. The company creates social links through its role as a publisher and supporter of the arts. The company works regularly in Belarus and Ukraine in the zones contaminated by the disaster at Chernobyl. The company has worked for the last thirty years on arts projects with people suffering mental illness. The authors, actors, musicians and technicians involved in “Brut de Beton” explore contemporary art within a social, political and economic framework. Above all, their work is concerned with the struggle for freedom.
25 rue Montlosier – 63000 Clermont-Ferrand – France - www.brut-de-beton.net
ContrAtomFounded in 1985, and recognised for its service to the public, the organisation campaigns for the closure of all Swiss and foreign nuclear power stations (the movement “Européens contre Superphénix” originated from ContrAtom), against nuclear arms, has continued to support the moratorium of 1990 (a freeze on the building of new nuclear power stations) and campaigns for transparency in the activities of CERN.
Case postale 65 – 1211 Genève 8 - Suisse - www.contratom.ch
Sortir du Nucléaire – Loire et Vilaine
“Sortir du Nucléaire-Loire et Vilaine“ brings together people living in “Loire Atlantique“, South “Morbihan” and South “Ille et Vilaine” (France), jointly known as “Pays de Redon”. This area became known during its lengthy campaign against the proposed construction of the Pellerin nuclear power station (on the Loire), a proposal which was shelved in 1981. The project then resurfaced several years later at a neighbouring site at Carnet, on the estuary. The campaign was relaunched and ended in victory in June 1997. “Sortir du Nucléaire-Loire et Vilaine“ devotes itself to informing the public, in particular on the effects of low-dose radiation by ingestion and inhalation, and to opposing WHO policy that protects the interests of the nuclear industry at the expense of people’s health. “Sortir du Nucléaire-Loire et Vilaine“ has an exhibition “The Legacy of Chernobyl“ (with covered stand) which they will gladly loan to interested parties.
Mairie – 44460 St Nicolas de Redon – France
Supporters of our action.
Your association would like to become a “member” of our collective IndependentWHO.
The collective IndependentWHO does not ask for money. We only ask that the members of your association are in agreement with the demand to revise the agreement that links WHO and the IAEA, and the demand that WHO regain its independence regarding health and the nuclear industry. Your association would like to disseminate information from the Collective IndependentWHO (petitions, Appeal by Health Professionals etc) and information about the Vigil in front of WHO headquarters.
To confirm your commitment, please send an Email to “info@independentwho.info” giving us the name of your association, your town and country, your aims (two lines), your web address and a contact name (email address). We will send you the minutes of our General Assemblies (twice yearly), and other relevant information. There will be a link from our website to yours. We would appreciate it if you could put a link from your website to ours. We can give you the logo for our collective in English, German, Spanish, Russian and French.
| B | Bike for Peace, Norway |
| C | CAAT (Campaign Against Arms Trade) Network, Nigeria |
| CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), United Kingdom | |
| CANVA (Coordination Action Non-Violente de l’Arche) | |
| CNIC (Citizen’s Nuclear Information Center), Japan | |
| CETIM (Centre Europe Tiers-Monde), Suisse | |
| Collectif français contre l’irradiation des aliments | |
| Coordination nationale des collectifs contre l’enfouissement des déchets radioactifs | |
| Coordination romande Sortir du nucléaire, Suisse | |
| CSFR (Comité Sauvegarde Fessenheim et Rhin) |
| E | Éditions Yves Michel |
| F | Femmes pour la Paix, Genève | Fondation Sciences Citoyennes | Footprints for Peace |
| G | Green World, Sosnovy Bor - St Petersburg, Russia | Groupe des Antinucléaires des Vosges | Groupe non-violent Louis Lecoin (Dunkerque), France | Groupe pour une Suisse sans Armée | GSIEN (Groupement des Scientifiques pour l’Information sur l’Énergie Nucléaire) |
| I | International Peace Bureau |
| L | Les Enfants de Tchernobyl | Les Verts - Genève |
| M | MANW (Mediterranean Anti-Nuclear Watch), Grèce | Masyarakat Antinuklir Indonesia - Indonesian Antinuclear Society (MANUSIA) | Médiane (Association antinucléaire - France) | Mondo in Cammino |
| N | Nature et Progrès | Next Up BioInitiative | NIRS (Nuclear Information and Resource Service) USA | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, New-York, USA |
| R | Réseau Cohérence, Brittany |
| S | Séjour Santé Enfants Tchernobyl (Quebec) | SES – Schweizerische Energie-Stifung/Fondation de l’Énergie Suisse | Shutdown Sizewell Campaign | Sortir du nucléaire Vaud, Suisse | Stop Fessenheim | Stop Golfech (Agen), France | South Asians Against Nukes (SAAN) |
| V | Vosges Écologie |
| W | WILPF International (Women International League for Peace and Freedom), Genève | WILPF International (Women International League for Peace and Freedom), Norvegian Section | WISE (World Information Service on Energy) Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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