We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.
We only ever receive anonymous information, and cannot track you across other websites.
View our privacy policy
On 26 November 2025, Newsweek has published an op-ed by International Human Rights Advisors founders, Rhys Davies and Ben Keith, on the serious risks surrounding Türkiye’s Mustafa Serkan Sabanca.
UN experts warn of political misuse of Interpol Red Notices issued against Salvadoran human rights defenders seeking asylum in Spain. The case raises concerns about transnational repression and the growing need for safeguards in international law enforcement.
Interpol Lawyers Ben Keith and Rhys Davies write for The Africa Report on 7 November 2025.
Interpol refused a Red Notice request from Kyrgyzstan targeting Rinat Tuhvatshin, co-founder of the independent media outlet Kloop
This blog addresses how to delete a Red Notice: process and challenges.
The study, published in June 2025, makes clear that transnational repression represents a direct assault on fundamental rights occurring on European soil.
This blog addresses how authoritarian regimes are systematically targeting journalists and human rights defenders in the UK through legal harassment, physical threats, and coordinated repression.
This article was first published in WealthBriefing on 25 September 2025.
The UK is systematically failing to respond to state-sponsored harassment and intimidation against those within its borders, effectively allowing authoritarian states to operate with impunity on British soil.
Authoritarian regimes abuse Interpol Red Notices to target political opponents – The UK’s immigration system mistakenly treats these notices as evidence of criminality, leading to wrongful visa refusals and asylum denials for those fleeing persecution.
El Salvador maintains more than 800 active Red Notices – an unprecedented use of Interpol’s system as an extension of its domestic state of emergency.
India issues its first Interpol Purple Notice on trade-based money laundering. What it means for businesses, compliance, and global policing.
Despite a larger budget and new digital tools, systemic bottlenecks – particularly within the Interpol Secretariat – continue to undermine oversight and threaten individual rights.
As Red Notices hit a record high in 2024, a surge in rejections and post-publication removals reveals deepening concerns over political misuse and systemic flaws within Interpol’s compliance mechanisms.
According to its Justice Minister, Türkiye submitted 3,579 red notice requests to Interpol targeting alleged members of the Gülen Movement
Ben Keith’s and Rhys Davies’ latest piece in The Economist on how to address systemic abuse by authoritarian states