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In general, attorneys advocate for fair treatment by encouraging equality. There are times, however, when equal treatment does not lead to a fair outcome. In today’s post, we will focus on Article 28 of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data, and why the equal application of this rule to all INTERPOL member countries is…

Today’s post will address extradition and deportation due to Red Notice status, using as examples the case of two fugitives from India who were INTERPOL Red Notice subjects and were arrested in India following their return from the U.S. and Thailand.  

One of the men, ​​Janarthanan Sundaram, was allegedly deported from Bangkok to India after…

Today’s post will address the limited publicity of some of the CCF’s decisions. 

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) releases confidential decisions to the General Secretariat, the applicant, and the concerned National Central Bureaus upon receiving individual requests. As provided for in the Statute of the CCF, all decisions are issued…

Today’s post will address the CCF’s current delays, and how those affect Red Notice subjects globally. 

INTERPOL has provided online notification for some time now of the delays being experienced due to higher influxes of requests, along with longer submissions, stating: 

The CCF has been experiencing delays in meeting its deadlines due to increases in …

INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files(CCF) has finished its first session of the year and has listed the 2025 sessions on INTERPOL’s website as follows: 

  • 131st session: 27 -31 January 2025
  • 132nd session: 07- 11 April 2025
  • 133rd session: 23-27 June 2025
  • 134th session: October 2025 (date not yet specified)

Despite INTERPOL’s rules…

Late last year, after growing increasingly frustrated with the CCF’s uncharacteristically delayed responses to both access requests and removal requests, we inquired directly to the CCF as to the Commission’s seeming lack of compliance with Article 40(3) of the Statute on the CCF, which requires notification to the parties when the required deadlines are not…

Our last post detailed cases of member countries abusing or attempting to abuse INTERPOL to target specific journalists. Those cases are not at all unique; INTERPOL abuse by its member countries has been documented for years. Turkey and Brazil are not the only offenders. Egyptian officials have sought Red Notices against journalists repeatedly, as reported…

For many, Global Entry cards and visas are essential for smooth travel from international origins into the United States. However, when an individual is the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice, these travel privileges can come under threat. This blog post explores how a Red Notice can lead to the revocation of Global Entry cards…

Today’s post will cover an often revisited RNLJ topic: China’s Red Notice abuse. INTERPOL member countries have always abused Red Notices, and no matter how many reforms are put into place, the sheer number of INTERPOL member countries dictates that INTERPOL abuse will never fully vanish. Some member countries are worse than others, however, and…

Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting at a panel seminar along with several colleagues from the public and private sectors, listed here.

The program, presented by the ABA National Security Committee and International Law Section program, was entitled, “Latest Developments in INTERPOL’s Fight Against Transnational Repression.” The link to the program video…