Legal Framework
Built on INTERPOL's actual rules
The tool applies Articles 2 and 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution, the Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD), the CCF Statute, and the 2022 List of Excluded Offences.
Free INTERPOL Notice Removal Check
Answer a series of questions about your situation. The INTERPOL Notice Removal Check, built on real CCF jurisprudence, identifies the legal grounds that could reasonably be raised in a request for removal before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files.
3 Minutes
Based on 65 Published CCF Decisions
Former CCF Legal Officer
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This tool is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. It identifies potential legal grounds based on general CCF jurisprudence patterns and does not assess the likelihood of success of any request. Each case is unique and requires individualised legal analysis. To request an assessment of your situation, contact Otherside.
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CCF Jurisprudence
Cross-referenced with 65 published decisions
Each ground identified by the tool is linked to the relevant CCF decision in our CCF Decisions database so you can read the actual reasoning behind the legal argument.
Designed for Use
Free INTERPOL notice assessment in three minutes
The questionnaire takes around three minutes. No account is required. The written report is delivered free of charge to the email you provide.
The 17 Grounds
Every ground for INTERPOL removal the tool can identify.
The tool runs your answers against seventeen distinct legal grounds drawn from INTERPOL's legal framework and from the CCF's published decision practice. Grounds are grouped below by legal source: Constitutional, Article 83 RPD, notice-specific, database-specific, and procedural.
I
Constitutional Grounds (Articles 2 and 3)
4 grounds
Article 3 Constitution
Predominantly Political Character
The case is driven by political, military, religious, or racial motives that predominate over the ordinary criminal law character.
Article 2(1) Constitution
Human Rights Compliance
Continued processing of the data would conflict with the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 2(1) Constitution
Fair Trial Concerns
In absentia proceedings, denial of defence rights, coerced confessions, or other fair trial breaches under ICCPR Article 14.
INTERPOL Refugee Policy
Refugee Status and Non-Refoulement
Recognised refugees, naturalised former refugees, and asylum seekers facing return to the country of persecution.
II
Article 83 RPD. Red Notice Publication Criteria
5 grounds
Article 83(2)(b)(i) RPD
Insufficient Description of Criminal Activities
The data fails to identify your role, specific acts, time, place, applicable law, or personal benefit. Required by the CCF's clear description standard.
Article 83(1)(a)(i) RPD. First Category
Controversial Behavioural or Cultural Norms
Conduct on INTERPOL's List of Excluded Offences: prostitution, gestational surrogacy, pornography, damaging honour, possession of drugs for personal use.
Article 83(1)(a)(i) RPD. Second Category
Family Matter
Adultery, bigamy or polygamy, dowry offences, failure to pay alimony, and parental abduction with conflicting custody decisions.
Article 83(1)(a)(i) RPD. Third Category
Private or Commercial Dispute
Contractual or commercial conflict reframed as fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation in the criminal proceedings.
Article 83(1)(a)(i) RPD. Third Category
Administrative or Regulatory Violation
Traffic offences, licensing breaches, labour-law violations, defamation, and other conduct on the List of Excluded administrative offences.
III
Notice-Specific Grounds (Yellow, Blue, Green)
3 grounds
Article 90 RPD
Yellow Notice. Subject Not Missing
The subject's exact location is known to authorities, so the Yellow Notice no longer serves its purpose of locating a missing person.
Article 88 RPD
Blue Notice. Insufficient Investigation Data
The Blue Notice fails the conditions of Article 88(2): subject status, sufficient data, or genuine criminal investigation.
Article 89 RPD
Green Notice. Public Safety Threat Assessment
The four cumulative conditions of Article 89 are not met, or the source NCB cannot confirm continued processing is authorised under national law.
IV
Database-Specific Grounds (SLTD, SMV)
3 grounds
Articles 11, 12 RPD
SLTD. Insufficient Legal Framework
The NCB has not coherently explained or documented the legal basis for revoking the travel document.
Article 3 Constitution. Articles 11, 12 RPD
SLTD. Political Character or Misuse
The travel document was revoked on grounds that are predominantly political rather than driven by genuine law enforcement.
Articles 12, 35 RPD
SMV. Data Accuracy Challenge
The Stolen Motor Vehicle record is not accurate, relevant, or of genuine interest for international police cooperation.
V
Procedural and Other Grounds
2 grounds
Article 42 CCF Statute
Revision of a Prior CCF Decision
Newly discovered facts that could have led to a different outcome, filed within six months of their discovery.
General Principle. ICCPR Article 14(7)
Ne Bis in Idem (Double Jeopardy)
Prosecution for the same facts after acquittal, dismissal, or service of sentence where a formal transfer or applicable treaty extends the protection internationally.
How It Works
From your situation to a CCF deletion request, in five steps.
The tool guides you through a structured questionnaire, runs your answers against the full INTERPOL legal framework, and produces a report you can use to assess your options for filing a deletion request before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files. The questionnaire, the analysis, the report, and what comes next.
01
The Questionnaire
Answer a short series of questions about your situation
Around twelve questions covering the type of INTERPOL data concerning you (Red Notice, Diffusion, Blue Notice, Yellow Notice, Green Notice, SLTD, or SMV), the requesting country, the underlying charges, your protective status, prior CCF filings, and the time elapsed since publication.
02
Legal Analysis
Your answers run through the seventeen grounds
The tool checks your responses against each of the seventeen legal grounds: Articles 2 and 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution, Article 83 RPD and the 2022 List of Excluded Offences, notice-specific rules (Articles 88, 89, 90 RPD), database-specific rules for SLTD and SMV, and procedural grounds under Article 42 of the CCF Statute and the principle of ne bis in idem.
03
Identification
Applicable grounds are surfaced with the underlying jurisprudence
Each ground identified as potentially applicable to your case is presented with the relevant article reference and a link to the corresponding decision in our CCF Decisions database. You see the reasoning the Commission has actually applied in similar cases, not theoretical positions.
04
Free Report
A complete written report arrives in your inbox
The report sets out the legal framework relevant to your situation, the grounds the tool identified, and a summary tailored to your answers. Delivered immediately, free of charge, to the email address you provided. No account, no follow-up sales calls, no obligation.
05
Optional Next Step
Request a confidential review with Otherside
The report is yours to keep, with no obligation. If you want a professional review of your file, submitting an enquiry to Otherside opens a four-step process:
- 1 Pre-screening. Otherside reviews your submission against its criteria for intervention. No commitment, no fee at this stage.
- 2 Free 30-minute Zoom consultation. Offered only where the file falls within scope, to gather more information and confirm whether the firm can assist.
- 3 Written fee proposal. Engagement terms and a fixed fee for the work, agreed upfront.
- 4 Engagement letter. Scope of services, fees, and limits of the mandate, signed electronically via DocuSign before any work begins.
Who Should Use It
Who the INTERPOL Removal Grounds Tool is for.
The tool is designed for individuals dealing with the practical consequences of an INTERPOL Red Notice, Diffusion, Blue Notice, Yellow Notice, Green Notice, SLTD or SMV entry, and for the lawyers who represent them. The profiles below cover the situations the firm sees most often before the CCF.
Business executives and entrepreneurs
Commercial disputes, joint venture breakdowns, or contractual disagreements reframed as fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation. See Red Notice removal.
Red Notice. DiffusionPolitically exposed persons
Opposition figures, former government officials, dissidents, activists, and journalists targeted by states using INTERPOL channels to extend domestic political campaigns across borders. See Articles 2 and 3.
Article 3 PredominanceRefugees and asylum holders
Individuals granted international protection in one country but still subject to a Red Notice or Diffusion from the state they fled. Asylum seekers awaiting a formal decision are also covered. See how to remove an INTERPOL Red Notice.
Non-RefoulementParents in cross-border custody cases
Cases where one parent has secured a Red Notice or Yellow Notice against the other on parental abduction charges, often in parallel with conflicting civil custody decisions in two jurisdictions. See how to remove a Yellow Notice.
Family MatterConvicted individuals with historic records
People subject to a Green Notice based on prior criminal convictions where sentences have long been served, or whose continued circulation under national law is no longer clearly authorised. See how to remove a Green Notice.
Green Notice. Article 89Holders of revoked travel documents
Individuals whose passport or travel document has been recorded as revoked in the SLTD database by their state of nationality, often for politically connected reasons. See the INTERPOL legal framework.
SLTD. Articles 11, 12Plausibly raisable grounds
The grounds identified by the tool could plausibly be raised in a request for removal before the CCF. The findings reflect published CCF jurisprudence and applicable INTERPOL rules.
Not an assessment of strength
This is not an assessment of the strength of your case or your chances of success, nor a legal opinion.
A real filing requires more
A real filing depends on the full case file, supporting evidence, and counsel's professional judgment. Otherside can review your situation and structure the application.
Next step
Want a professional review of your case?
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Frequently Asked
Questions about the INTERPOL Removal Grounds Tool
Common questions about how the tool works, what it can and cannot tell you, and how to act on the report.
Yes. The tool is fully free of charge. There is no account to create, no payment, and no obligation. The written report identifying the legal grounds for INTERPOL data removal is delivered to the email address you provide at the end of the questionnaire.
Around three minutes. The questionnaire contains roughly twelve questions covering the type of INTERPOL data concerning you, the requesting country, the underlying charges, your protective status, prior CCF filings, and time elapsed since publication. Some questions only appear if relevant to your situation.
No. The output is informational only. It identifies the grounds that could plausibly be raised in a request for removal before the CCF, based on published CCF jurisprudence and applicable INTERPOL rules. It does not constitute legal advice and does not create a lawyer-client relationship with Otherside.
A real filing depends on the full case file, supporting evidence, and counsel's professional judgment.
No. The tool identifies grounds that could plausibly be raised. It is not an assessment of the strength of your case or your chances of success before the Commission. The CCF decides each request on its own facts, including the underlying judicial proceedings, the evidence on the record, and the responses received from the requesting NCB.
This does not necessarily mean a CCF challenge is impossible. The tool runs your answers through structured logic against the seventeen most common grounds. Cases that do not fit standard patterns can still raise valid arguments. If no grounds are surfaced, contact Otherside for a confidential review of your full file.
INTERPOL does not systematically notify individuals about data held in its files. A small number of Red Notices are published on INTERPOL's public website, but most notices are not. The formal route to confirm is an access request filed with the CCF through its online portal. The CCF reply can take several months.
The tool draws on the sixty-five published CCF Decision Excerpts available on INTERPOL's website, from 2017 through to the most recent batch. Each ground identified by the tool is linked to the corresponding decision in our CCF Decisions database, so you can read the actual reasoning the Commission applied. The tool also reflects INTERPOL's Repository of Practice on Articles 2 and 3 (Third Edition, November 2024).
No. The tool sends you the written report and that is the end of the process. There are no follow-up sales calls or unsolicited messages. If you want a professional review of your file, you can contact Otherside directly. Otherside only intervenes where the firm's criteria for representation are met.
The INTERPOL Removal Grounds Tool was developed by Charlie Magri, founder of Otherside and a former Legal Officer at the CCF. The methodology is built on six years of institutional experience inside the Commission, applied across access requests, deletion requests, provisional measures, and revision applications under Article 42 of the CCF Statute.