A curated set of free resources for individuals, lawyers, and companies dealing with INTERPOL data. Understand the legal framework, identify the notice you are facing, check whether you have grounds for removal, and explore the database of published CCF decisions. For representation before the CCF, see our INTERPOL legal services.
A queryable database of published CCF jurisprudence, and a free self-service tool that identifies the legal grounds for INTERPOL data removal that may plausibly be raised in your case. Both are independent of any engagement with the firm.
A curated repository of published CCF jurisprudence, indexed by topic, notice type, and legal ground. Designed for practitioners and applicants who need to understand how the Commission reasons in practice.
A free self-assessment that identifies the legal grounds for INTERPOL data removal that may plausibly be raised in your case. Built on the seventeen grounds derived from INTERPOL's legal framework and sixty-five published CCF decisions. A written report is delivered to your inbox.
Each INTERPOL notice has its own removal pathway before the CCF. Start with the general procedure if you are not sure which notice applies, then read the specific guide for your situation.
The general procedure for challenging any INTERPOL notice or diffusion before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files.
For Red Notices seeking arrest pending extradition. Covers grounds for deletion, the CCF procedure, and how to request temporary blocking in parallel.
Read the guideFor Blue Notices issued to collect information on a person of interest. Covers grounds for deletion and how to challenge the underlying investigation.
Read the guideFor Green Notices warning of a person considered a possible threat to public safety. Covers grounds for deletion and the standards the CCF applies.
Read the guideFor Yellow Notices used to locate missing persons, including in parental child abduction matters. Covers grounds for deletion and Hague-related issues.
Read the guideBeyond the guides, Otherside represents clients before the CCF.Red Notice removal, preemptive requests, data access, temporary blocking, applications for revision, and law-firm support.
INTERPOL operates across 196 member countries under a defined set of rules, supervised by an independent commission. Two foundations matter: the constitutional and procedural rules that govern INTERPOL's activities, and the body that supervises its data processing. The same framework also defines the corrective route when the rules are not followed in practice, which the next section describes.
The Constitution sets out INTERPOL's mandate, structure, and core principles, including political neutrality and the prohibition on activities of a political, military, religious, or racial character.
The Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) govern how personal data and notices, including Red Notices, are recorded, reviewed, circulated, and retained within INTERPOL's information systems. The RPD sets requirements for accuracy, relevance, and data quality.
The CCF is an independent body responsible for ensuring that INTERPOL's processing of personal data complies with applicable INTERPOL rules. It handles requests to access, correct, or delete data recorded in INTERPOL's files.
Its mandate, powers, and procedure are set out in the CCF Statute. The Commission is organised into two chambers: a Supervisory and Advisory Chamber and a Requests Chamber that decides individual cases, including applications for revision.
The same legal framework that governs INTERPOL is also what gets violated when notices are used for purposes the rules prohibit. Three points matter: what misuse typically looks like, what its human impact is, and how the framework itself provides the remedy.
Some member countries use Red Notices and diffusions for political aims rather than legitimate criminal justice purposes. This misuse often targets political opponents, dissidents, activists, and journalists, internationalising domestic political disputes in direct violation of Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution, which forbids any intervention of a political, military, religious, or racial character.
Individuals affected by misuse may face arbitrary detention, restrictions on freedom of movement, and damage to reputation, with consequences for fair trial guarantees and the presumption of innocence. Where there is a credible risk of torture or inhumane treatment in the requesting jurisdiction, Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution and the human rights protections of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are directly engaged.
The CCF provides the procedural route for challenging non-compliant data. The Commission has the authority to order deletion of Red Notices, diffusions, and other data that fail to comply with INTERPOL's rules. For representation before the Commission, see our INTERPOL legal services.
The work on misuse is not just internal. Otherside has been invited to brief a U.S. Government commission on authoritarian abuse of INTERPOL, and the firm's analysis has been cited in international investigations and long-form documentaries on the same subject.
U.S. Helsinki Commission — Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, an independent U.S. Government agency advancing human rights and the rule of law across the OSCE region.
Charlie Magri was invited to testify at a public briefing examining how authoritarian states continue to exploit INTERPOL's channels to target dissidents, journalists, and political opponents abroad. The testimony assessed the impact of INTERPOL's recent reforms (the Notices & Diffusions Task Force, the Refugee Policy, and the expanded powers and statutory timeframes granted to the CCF) and proposed three priority reforms.
January 2026BBC Eye Investigations documentary on INTERPOL Red Notice misuse. Charlie Magri featured.
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February 2026Long-form documentary on the misuse of INTERPOL Red Notices and diffusions. Charlie Magri featured.
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January 2026Disclose and the BBC on the Interpol Files leak. Charlie Magri quoted on the limits of INTERPOL's public transparency.
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China TargetsThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists examined authoritarian targeting of dissidents through INTERPOL. Charlie Magri contributed legal insight on institutional prevention.
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December 2024Bloomberg on INTERPOL's internal review systems and Red Notice compliance figures. Charlie Magri quoted with data on cancellations, refusals, and transparency limits.
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April 2026Newsweek investigation into INTERPOL's neutrality. Charlie Magri quoted on the institutional risks involved.
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