Today’s post is directed specifically towards those individuals who have been Red Notice subjects and their lawyers. Red Notice Law Journal often receives inquiries from people who are currently dealing with INTERPOL-related matters. For a change, I’d like to ask for a review from those who have finished with their Red Notice experiences. For those
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Red Notices and INTERPOL: Who’s on the List?
By Michelle Estlund on
Having recently read a few items regarding people who believe they may be Red Notice subjects, I think it’s probably a good time to clarify the matter of Red Notice publication.
Anyone reading this blog probably knows that INTERPOL has its own website which includes a page for Red Notice subject searches. What people often…
How Will Attorneys View INTERPOL’s New Rules?
As we discussed in the last post, INTERPOL’s new rules are called the Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) and will become effective July 1, 2012. Among the changes from the old rules, and of interest to Red Notice subjects and their attorneys, will be the following:
- Better organization of topics in a more
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New Rules: INTERPOL’s Evolution Continues
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in INTERPOL's Tools and Practices
As INTERPOL has evolved over the years, it has developed varying bodies of rules to address the issues that arise when a small network of information-sharing law enforcement agencies becomes a massive international entity with control over sensitive information originating from every corner of the globe.
One of the most current matters relating to INTERPOL’s…
INTERPOL’s Old Rules: A Moment of Silence
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in INTERPOL's Tools and Practices
INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) recently finished its last session under the governance of INTERPOL’s existing rules. The CCF began and completed its session in late May. Several of INTERPOL’s governing sets of rules will be abrogated by the new Rules on the Processing of Data, which become effective on…
Blue Notice Subject Paul Watson Arrested- But Not with INTERPOL’s Help
By Michelle Estlund on
Paul Watson, the leader of the environmental activist organization, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been arrested and released on bond in Germany for alleged criminal activity in Costa Rican waters nearly ten years ago. Interestingly enough, there appears to have been no Red Notice issued against Mr. Watson based on his Costa Rican activity.
How INTERPOL’s CCF Can Reduce Its Backlog and Become More Efficient
In the last post, we addressed the fact that the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) is still required under its operating rules to meet only three times per year. This requirement has remained the same in spite of the fact that the Commission’s requests for relief have continued to increase over the…
INTERPOL’s Grievance Process: Time for a Full-Time Commission?
The process for seeking relief from an improperly issued Red Notice currently requires that the request be reviewed by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files. The Commission is made up of five individuals from specific professional backgrounds who, for the purposes of their assignments, act solely in the interest of INTERPOL and without…
Extradition and INTERPOL Red Notices: What If the Requesting Country Doesn’t Extradite?
By Michelle Estlund on
INTERPOL’s most well-known tool, the Red Notice, exists to aid its member countries’ law enforcement efforts for the following purpose:
To seek the arrest or provisional arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition.
Member countries are required to be responsive to requests for supporting documentation regarding the grounds for an extradition request…
Diffusions, Revisited
In last week’s post on the Egyptian (since failed) effort to obtain Red Notices against NGO staff members, the focus was on the Red Notice aspect of the issue. One of the readers, however, sent in this comment:
Great article and thanks. But you did not mention how diffusion notices bypass any oversight or appeal…