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

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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

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

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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

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The Arrested Lawyers Initiative- an Open Letter to Jürgen Stock

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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

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

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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

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INTERPOL Red Notices- Traveling as a Red Notice subject

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

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

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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

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

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 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

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

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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

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

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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

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China’s Xinjian region and Uyghur oppression through INTERPOL Red Notice abuse

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In the last post, we focused on China’s abuse of INTERPOL’s Red Notice system and targeting of Uyghur activist Yidiresi Aisha.  INTERPOL has reportedly blocked the Red Notice while it reviews Aisha’s case, but should we...more

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China’s most recent use of INTERPOL to re-patriate dissidents- the case of Yidiresi Aishan

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INTERPOL’s CCF continues to receive requests to remove Chinese dissidents and political opponents from the organization’s wanted list. While such requests often concern former government officials who have run afoul of...more

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

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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

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Fair Trials International achieves ongoing INTERPOL Red Notice reform through persistence, credibility, and efficacy

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Warning: cynics should skip this post. It is an unabashed professional letter of admiration. In my many years as a criminal defense attorney, I have encountered a few inspiring advocates who are wholly dedicated to their...more

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INTERPOL’s relationship with China- part 2 of 2

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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

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INTERPOL’s relationship with China, part 1 of 2

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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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Will INTERPOL’s website tell me if I have a Red Notice?

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Clients frequently ask how they can have an INTERPOL Red Notice if they are not listed on the Wanted page of INTERPOL’s website....more

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INTERPOL and China’s Sky Net anti-corruption investigation- can INTERPOL support China’s anti-corruption efforts while still...

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One of my favorite adages is one that defense attorneys use in closing arguments when the government’s case contains some evidence of guilt, and some evidence of illegal police conduct...more

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INTERPOL and Russia- time for sanctions?

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The Russian Federation is one of INTERPOL’s 190 member countries, which means that it has the privilege of using INTERPOL’s databases to help it track down wanted suspects and convicts for prosecution and sentencing. Along...more

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INTERPOL's Expectation that National Central Bureaus Protect Individual Human Rights

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Ever since INTERPOL rolled out its I-link system in 2009, the organization has faced the issue of how to control those member countries that submit Red Notices in violation of INTERPOL's rules and governing texts. ...more

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Red Notice removal by INTERPOL member countries and Egypt's slow request for modification of Sayed Ahmed Abdel Latif's Red Notice

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Last week, INTERPOL issued a press release confirming that it had modified the Red Notice against Sayed Abdel Latif, and that the modification was made at the request of Egypt's National Central Bureau ("NCB") in Cairo. The...more

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