CCF Delays in 2026: Record Requests, and Why Deletion Cases Will Wait Longer
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files has never hidden its delays. Three years…
Charlie Magri1 October 2026
24,511 Syrian Passports: INTERPOL’s SLTD Database Is Still Open to Abuse
On 5 September 2026 the Syrian Ministry of Interior announced that INTERPOL had cancelled an…
INTERPOL Red Notices 2025 Statistics: Record Volume, Record Rejections on Political Grounds
INTERPOL has published its latest activity data for 2025, covering Red Notices, diffusions, and the…
Charlie Magri16 April 2026
What the CCF Portal Changes in Practice: A Guide for Practitioners and Applicants
On 26 March 2026, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) launched a…
Charlie Magri26 March 2026
New CCF Portal and Call for Experts: Two Developments Worth Watching
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) has announced two developments that will…
Charlie Magri19 March 2026
CCF Sessions 2026: Longer Sessions and Practical Impact
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has published the dates of its…
Charlie Magri30 January 2026
Key Insights from the CCF 2024 Annual Report
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has published its Annual Activity Report…
Charlie Magri1 January 2026
Bangladesh’s Red Notices: A Case for Country-Level Transparency
The 2024 Red Notice statistics published by INTERPOL showed a record number of notices issued—and…
Charlie Magri4 October 2025
The CCF Statute Under Review: A Timely Opportunity for Civil Society
The Committee on the Processing of Data (CPD)—a standing body of INTERPOL’s General Assembly—has launched…
Charlie Magri23 September 2025
Key Updates in the 2024 Amendments to INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD)
At the 92nd General Assembly in Glasgow in November 2024, INTERPOL introduced significant amendments to…
Charlie Magri2 September 2025