Interpol at 100: Small changes on the horizon
Will a new General Secretary be able to address some of the real issues at the heart of Interpol: funding, corruption and neutrality?
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Red Notice Monitor
- Sep 10
- 4 min
On Interpol's 100th Anniversary Ben Keith Features in The Independent
Red Notice Monitor Editor, Ben Keith, quoted by international media outlets on the 100th anniversary of Interpol.
Red Notice Monitor
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Reputational challenge: Interpol accepts $1.2m donation from Saudi Arabia
INTERPOL’s impartiality is vital for global trust. Accepting donations from repressive regimes risks undermining INTERPOL's neutrality.
Red Notice Monitor
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Dirty Work: The Misuse of Interpol Red Notices - Episode Three: Life Sentence
With expert analysis from Rhys Davies and Ben Keith, Sky News explore the worst case scenarios for being on the wrong end of a Red Notice.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Dirty Work: The Misuse of Interpol Red Notices - Episode Two: Hijacked
Editors, Ben Keith and Rhys Davies, contribute to Sky News podcast series, 'Dirty Work: The Misuse of Interpol Red Notices'.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Dirty Work: The Misuse of Interpol Red Notices - Episode One: Russian Roulette
Interpol lawyers and Red Notice Monitor Editors, Ben Keith and Rhys Davies, contribute to Sky News podcast series.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Latest Developments in Interpol's and its Member Countries Approach to Transnational Repression
Interpol lawyer and Editor of Red Notice Monitor, Ben Keith, to speak at event hosted by the American Bar Association on 25 July 2023.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Reply to Interpol HQ on Turkey and Stolen and Lost Travel Documents Issue
Taking up Interpol's offer of direct communication on the issues raised by the open letter Ben Keith sent this reply to Jurgen Stock.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Interpol Denies Red Notice Requests Received for Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
Hong Kong's arrest warrants against eight pro-democracy activists prompts Interpol to clarify whether Red Notices have been requested.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Interpol Confirms It Has No Ability to Block or Withdraw Abusive Wanted Person’s Diffusions
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, explains how Wanted Person Diffusions are not vetted leaving the system open to abuse by rogue states.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Red Notice Monitor Exclusive: Interpol Publishes New Insight on Red Notice and Diffusion Screening
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, summarises new information from Interpol on its procedure for removing Red Notices and Diffusions.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Interpol risks breaching its own constitution if it issues Malaysia’s request against U.S. comedian
Interpol must not issue a request from a member state, be it a Red Notice or a Diffusion, when the request is of a political nature.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Interpol and Immunity: The UK Agrees Treaty
A powerful conduit for international cooperation in the pursuit of justice, but Interpol's immunity hampers the very essence of that justice
Red Notice Monitor
- Jun 5
- 3 min
Open Letter: Interpol Should Take Action to Prevent Abuse of SLTD Database By Turkey
We, the undersigned, are concerned about Turkey’s misuse of INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Document (SLTD) system.
Red Notice Monitor
- May 11
- 2 min
Interpol Black Notices Made Public for First Time
By making the Black Notices publicly available, Interpol will drastically broaden the reach of inquires to identify the bodies of 22 women.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Russia and China's abuse of Red Notices could break Interpol beyond repair
Rhys Davies and Ben Keith write for EuroNews on the abuse of Interpol Red Notices as a tool of transnational repression.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Concerns for Nigerian Whistle-Blower Arrested on Interpol Red Notice
Nigerian whistle-blower arrested on a Red Notice in Benin following an Interpol-led operation.
Roger Sahota
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Red Notice Monitor Exclusive – Cypriot Court Delivers Scathing Judgement on China’s Justice System
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, gives insight into a recent Cyprus court decision that extradition to China would breach human rights.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
If Interpol Doesn't Stand Up for Itself, China and Russia Will Continue to Take Advantage
Interpol lawyers, Rhys Davies and Ben Keith, write about how the system for removing politically motivated Interpol red notices should work.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Interpol Take Note: Everyone Faces a Risk of Ill-Treatment if Extradited to China, Says Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights finds that extradition to China poses risk of torture and denial of a fair trial.
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