Schedule for the remainder of 2022
The CCF’s April 2022 session has passed, and the Commission’s decisions from that session are being delivered to applicants and their attorneys. If a pending case was not heard during this last session, it
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U.A.E. and blocked INTERPOL Red Notices- does blocking always lead to removal?
One of the primary concerns of most Red Notice subjects is obviously having their names removed from INTERPOL’s wanted list. As that process takes time, it often happens that we also request our clients’ data be blocked in INTERPOL’s databases…
The UAE, the UK, Sweden, Norway, and France-INTERPOL’S President Al-Raisi, and the human rights allegations against him (Part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a two part series.
In the last post, we discussed the fact that INTERPOL’s new president, Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, is the subject of multiple human rights violations allegations (these have been raised in the…
The UAE, the UK, Sweden, Norway, and France-INTERPOL’S President Al-Raisi, and the human rights allegations against him (Part 1 of 2)
Prior to being elected President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi was the subject of several accusations of human rights violations in connection with his law enforcement role in the United Arab Emirates. For example, Britons Matthew Hedges and…
INTERPOL’s statement on its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
In the last post, RNLJ addressed the growing call for meaningful international responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. INTERPOL is among the organizations to which the world is looking for leadership on this issue, particularly given its status as…
United Kingdom – no INTERPOL Yellow Notice requested in missing person case of Leah Croucher, part 2 of 2
In the previous post, we considered why local authorities had not sought a Yellow Notice in the case of Milton Keynes resident Leah Croucher. Ms. Croucher disappeared when she was 19 years old and has now beein missing since 2019.…
United Kingdom – INTERPOL’s Yellow Notices, and why not every missing person becomes the subject of one
I recently ran across this article by journalist Sally Murrer. The author does a sound job of parsing out the differences between a case of a domestic investigation regarding a missing person versus that of an international search. Murrer noted…
The United Arab Emirates, INTERPOL’s Funding, and why Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi’s presidential candidacy is a problem
INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly is underway, and by the end of Thursday, a new president of INTERPOL will have been elected. Based in part on INTERPOL’s candid responses to RNLJ’s questions regarding the organization’s funding, we await the election to…
Istanbul, Turkey- Country with record of abusive Red Notices hosts INTERPOL’s 2021 General Assembly
The 89th annual meeting of the Interpol General Assembly began today and runs through November 25, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. As last year’s meeting was postponed due to the pandemic, a plethora of issues are to be handled, and Turkish…
Europe- The Guardian speaks with Michelle Estlund and others on INTERPOL Red Notice abuse
Josh Jacobs and The Guardian took a deep dive into the world of repressive regimes that have become chronic abusers of INTERPOL’s Red Notice system. Michelle Estlund had the pleasure of speaking with him in his preparation for his article,…