Our last post addressed the likely confirmation of Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza as INTERPOL’s next Secretary General. Today’s post will focus on the possible implications of Mr. Urquiza holding this position.
If Mr. Urquiza is elected, he will be INTERPOL’s first leader from a developing country. The organization has never had a Secretary General who
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As described by INTERPOL, the candidacy of Valdecy Urquiza will be submitted to INTERPOL’s General Assembly for endorsement during its meeting later this year in Glasgow, Scotland. If endorsed by a majority of INTERPOL’s 196 member countries, he will assume office at the end of the term of the current Secretary
This series has examined the structure of INTERPOL’s various bodies and the responsibilities that each body holds.
One of those bodies, the CCF, is of primary concern to Red Notice subjects as it determines the outcome of requests for removal and correction. The CCF’s overall focus and direction is impacted by the Secretary General of
The first post in this series discussed the roles of the different bodies within INTERPOL and how they work. Today’s post will detail how Red Notice subjects primarily interact with INTERPOL.
Red Notice Law Journal has previously discussed the fact that Red Notice subjects’ main concern is the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL Files
Moldova police have recently arrested officials who allegedly accepted bribes in an international conspiracy to allow criminals to bypass INTERPOL Red Notices.
The officials are believed to have accepted bribes totaling several million U.S. dollars in exchange for offering criminals safe harbor in Moldova from Red Notices issued in their names, or for deleting the
The previous posts in this series addressed the need for the CCF to schedule sessions proportionally to the number of requests for relief it receives each year. RNLJ advocates that it is not feasible to continue scheduling 3-4 sessions every year if the number of requests the CCF receives continues to increase.
Recalling the statistics
Our last post discussed the CCF’s scheduled sessions for 2024 and how more time may be necessary for the CCF to issue timely responses and make timely decisions. Today’s post will discuss INTERPOL’s previous reform efforts within the Commission and ways in which those efforts should continue.
Reform Within the CCF
Although sometimes it may
While the increase in CCF sessions this year should be beneficial, it would be productive for the Commission to routinely schedule more sessions so that all requests will be processed and decided in a timely manner.
Continue Reading Lyon France: INTERPOL’s CCF- This Year’s Schedule (part 1 of 3)
Operation Pangea XVI
INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea is an annual week-long operation which relies on the efforts of police, customs, regulatory bodies, and private sector companies to to dismantle the illegal networks that contribute to the sale of illegal and counterfeit drugs. This year’s operation spanned from October 3 to 10, taking place throughout 89 of
As the previous post in this series addressed the systems in place to prevent INTERPOL abuse and Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s recent comments on that topic, today’s post will focus on what is needed for these reforms to be effective.
After INTERPOL’s Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s reform efforts had been integrated, INTERPOL still had to