Interpol

Interpol is the second largest international organisation, after the United Nations, with 190 member countries and an annual budget of more than 50 million euro. It issues thousands of “red notices” each year, each carrying with it the potential to deprive people of their liberty and reputation. In 2010, over 6,000 of these global “wanted” posters were disseminated.

Membership is open to any government (democracy and dictator alike) and Interpol is open to abuse by oppressive states to pursue their political opponents. Refugees that have escaped persecution at home are being threatened across the globe by their persecutors through the auspices of Interpol.

Despite this enormous impact, Interpol is operating above the law, falling through the cracks in between domestic and international regulation. Inaccurate red notices cannot be challenged in court and Interpol cannot be held accountable for decisions that violate basic rights or break its own rules.

Fair Trials International wants Interpol to be made accountable. We are calling for effective mechanisms to prevent Interpol’s abuse by state persecutors and to allow people to challenge the red notices against them with transparency and due process.

Read our Interpol FAQ and our Cases of Injustice document. 

---

• FAQs on Interpol and "Red Notices"
• Interpol: Cases of Injustice

Related Pages

• Benny Wenda FTI highlights case of refugee persecuted from afar through an Interpol "red notice" .
• Refugee Threatened with Interpol Red Notice Benny Wenda (a British father of 6 living in exile in Oxford) is being threatened by an Interpol “red notice”.
• Call to end continuing injustice in Indonesia An open letter calling on Indonesia to stop the persecution of Benny Wenda.