What a Red Notice is
INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, manages global police cooperation. A Red Notice signals that a person is wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence, based on an arrest warrant issued by a member country. A Red Notice can affect travel, banking and immigration cases, and can delay background checks.
When a notice can be challenged
A Red Notice can be challenged, and potentially removed or amended, if:
- the information is inaccurate, outdated or misleading;
- the notice was issued for political, military, religious or racial reasons;
- the alleged offense does not meet INTERPOL’s criteria for a Red Notice; or
- the person has been acquitted or the case has been dropped.
The review process
Requests are examined by INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of Files (CCF), the independent body that reviews data processed through INTERPOL’s channels. The review typically takes between 4 and 12 months.
How we help
We represent clients facing Red Notices or Diffusions, and people concerned about personal data held by INTERPOL: access requests to find out whether data exists, correction and deletion requests, and challenges before the CCF. Where an extradition request or an immigration case is also involved, we coordinate the strategy across all of them.
