In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “independent”. Today it says “nonprofit organization for the protection of human rights”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor (commonly known as Euro-Med HRM ) is an independent, nonprofit organization for the protection of human rights . Its main objective is to raise the level of awareness toward the human rights law in the area and to influence the international law to take action against human rights violators. Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor is frequently quoted by major news media, such as AlJazeera, BBC, France 24 and other international media about the increased violations during the armed conflicts, particularly in the MENA region.1 Richard Falk , the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on "the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967", serves as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Euro-med HRM activity has been outlawed in Israel since 2016 by Ministry of Defence decree and now listed as a prohibited organization.2 "Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk (A/HRC/25/67) [EN/AR] - occupied Palestinian territory" .
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Non-profit human rights organization Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (commonly known as Euro-Med Monitor and sometimes as Euro-Med HRM ) is an independent, nonprofit organization for the protection of human rights . Richard Falk , the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, serves as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. "Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor | ReliefWeb" . reliefweb.int . "Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk (A/HRC/25/67) [EN/AR] - occupied Palestinian territory" . The New Arab Staff (April 9, 2021)."Israel's refusal to cooperate with ICC 'admission of war crimes', says rights group" . english.alaraby.co.uk .
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independent
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nonprofit organization for the protection of human rights
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