An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
Evidence to validate a claim that a Red Notice or diffusion is required to support requests for correction and/or deletion of personal data, and for that data to be blocked while the CCF studies the case.…
Continue Reading INTERPOL Red Notice blocking or suspension- what is it and how does it work?
Miami, Florida, U.S.A. – Estlund Law has successfully obtained the removal of two Red Notices requested against our clients by the People’s Republic of China.
The clients’ Red Notices were issued in 2017 after the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s government accused them of pyramid selling activities. One client was accused of organizing a pyramid…
Today’s post will address a recent case to exemplify why INTERPOL member countries may choose not to publish certain Red Notices.
Unpublished Red Notices: a Recent Example
Recently, officials at a Moroccan airport arrested a Tunisian man who was a Red Notice subject and was wanted for suspicion of involvement in a criminal network engaged…
The last post in this series addressed a Silver Notice issued against Karan A. Chanana, the chairman and managing director of Amira Pure Foods. Today’s post will break down the purpose of each notice and explore what would occur in a case involving both simultaneously.
Silver Notices vs Red Notices
Silver Notices, as…
Today’s post concludes our series on INTERPOL’s CCF’s 2024 Activity Report. Our first post in this series explored how the CCF’s delays are problematic for notice subjects, NCBs, and INTERPOL itself. Today’s post will explain why.
What is a Red Notice (vs other INTERPOL Notices)
As stated here, a Red Notice is a…
This series of posts will focus on INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL Files(CCF) 2024 activity report,* including the growth of requests for access, deletion, and revision of INTERPOL notices.
In the beginning
The CCF was founded in 1984. At that time, it was called the Supervisory Board for the Internal Commission for…
(updated on 1/16/2026)
Many Red Notice subjects are concerned about whether they may face issues when traveling, even after their Red Notices have been removed from INTERPOL databases, or after a criminal case has been resolved. In some instances, although they are permitted to enter a country after a Red Notice has been…
Today’s post will address Article 3 of INTERPOL’s constitution and why it exists.
When an INTERPOL member country’s Red Notice request appears to be predominantly motivated by political, military, religious, or racial reasons, Article 3 requires that the organization deny the request.
Using the example cited in part 1 of this series, Bosnian officials sought…
In today’s post, we deviate from our usual formatting to answer some of the questions frequently posed by Red Notice subjects:
Q: How can a Red Notice be issued based on false charges?
A: As written in a similar blog posted previously, INTERPOL allows its member countries to request or issue Red Notices if…
