Human Rights, Criminal Prosecution, Criminal Investigations

China: How The Government Of The PRC Uses Red Notices Improperly To Pursue People (Part 2 of 2)

Estlund Law, P.A. on 7/28/2023

The Chinese Government has a long history of abusing its power, both outside of and within INTERPOL. The United States Department of Justice recently issued a press release discussing agents of the People’s Republic of...more

China: How The Government Of The PRC Uses Red Notices Improperly To Pursue People (Part 1 of 2)

Estlund Law, P.A. on 7/25/2023

This past spring, the United States Department of Justice released a press release discussing two illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government being charged for a PRC-directed bribery scheme. The press...more

The Arrested Lawyers Initiative- an Open Letter to Jürgen Stock

Estlund Law, P.A. on 6/6/2023

Today, international human rights lawyers and experts published an open letter on behalf of The Arrested Lawyers Initiative to INTERPOL’s Secretary General, Jürgen Stock. The lawyers and experts call on INTERPOL to take...more

Nigeria: INTERPOL and the misinformation reports on INTERPOL’S role in the arrest of Biafran dissident Simon Ekpa

Estlund Law, P.A. on 3/23/2023

Our last post addressed how the media often fuels the misconceptions regarding INTERPOL. Today, we look to the case of Biafran Dissident Simon Ekpa and how misinformation on INTERPOL presented in journalistic accounts of his...more

Significant UK Ruling on the Contours of Criminal Liability for Human Rights Abuses Occurring in Overseas Supply Chains

WilmerHale on 2/16/2023

A recent UK High Court decision clarifies the risks for companies operating in the UK being criminally investigated in respect of forced labour and other human rights abuses occurring in their overseas supply chains. ...more

INTERPOL Red Notices- Traveling as a Red Notice subject

Estlund Law, P.A. on 2/1/2023

When an individual is wanted by any member country of INTERPOL, international travel always poses a risk of detention....more

INTERPOL in India: this year’s General Assembly, part 1 of 3

Estlund Law, P.A. on 9/27/2022

INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly of 2022 - INTERPOL’s General Assembly is an annual event hosted for INTERPOL’s member countries to discuss and vote on varying global law enforcement issues. The 90th annual General...more

INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 3 of 3

Estlund Law, P.A. on 9/20/2022

Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members- a continuation of Egypt’s past INTERPOL abuses? As discussed in the first two posts in this series, here and here, members of the banned group the Muslim...more

INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 2 of 3

Estlund Law, P.A. on 9/8/2022

Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members: political or criminal in nature? As addressed in the last post, earlier this year, the government of Egypt requested that INTERPOL issue Red Notices against...more

INTERPOL Abuse- British investigative journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown and NGOs vs. Malaysia’s NCB

Estlund Law, P.A. on 10/1/2021

One of the most critical forms of evidence used to identify and prove human and due process rights violations is the information contained in reports by investigative journalists. We rely on such evidence to tell us the truth...more

INTERPOL, Red Notices and Russia’s Navalny situation- how the EU’s response to Russian human rights abuse matters to INTERPOL

Estlund Law, P.A. on 2/2/2021

As most followers of Russian news know by now, opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny was detained immediately upon his recent return to Russia, after a 5-month absence due to his recovery in Germany from nerve agent...more

INTERPOL’s relationship with China- part 2 of 2

Estlund Law, P.A. on 4/16/2019

Following the previous post about China’s violation of its obligations to INTERPOL regarding due process rights and INTERPOL’s lackluster response to those violations, the question of what INTERPOL can do about it bears...more

INTERPOL’s relationship with China, part 1 of 2

Estlund Law, P.A. on 4/15/2019

INTERPOL’s former president, Meng Hongwei, was arrested in China in September of 2018. His wife, Grace Meng, believes that his arrest was politically motivated, considering that Mr. Meng was known for his reformist views....more

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