Interpol Executive Committee to propose Valdecy Urquiza of Brazil as candidate for Secretary General

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.

Operation Catalyst shows Interpol’s effective work combating terrorism financing in Africa, but Red Notices remain vulnerable to misuse. Expert Interpol Red Notice lawyers explain.

Join us online for a discussion on 17 November 2025 at 17:00 GMT ahead of major elections at Interpol during this year’s General Assembly. The event will be live streamed via Red Notice Monitor’s LinkedIn page.

Interpol refused a Red Notice request from Kyrgyzstan targeting Rinat Tuhvatshin, co-founder of the independent media outlet Kloop

Interpol has announced the candidates standing for election to its Executive Committee at the 93rd General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, from 24-27 November 2025

In this 4th part of the Red Notice Monitor’s Back to Basics series, we examine how Interpol’s notice system can be deployed when criminals and stolen goods cross borders, using the Louvre heist as our case study.

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.

Continuing our Back to Basics series, we turn to perhaps the most frequently misunderstood element of international policing: the Red Notice itself.

Red Notice Monitor launches Back to Basics series to ensure our readers understand the essential elements of Interpol and Red Notices before dealing with the complexities.

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.