Our mission is to bring clarity, credibility, and accountability to the complex world of INTERPOL Notices. This platform serves as a trusted reference point for those seeking to understand, challenge, or remove INTERPOL Red Notices and personal data from INTERPOL’s systems.
Founded and authored by Konstantina Zivla, a lawyer specialised in INTERPOL Defence and CCF Submissions, this resource bridges the gap between legal complexity and public understanding. It reflects a commitment to transparency, legality, and the protection of individual rights in cross-border investigations.
Konstantina is a qualified criminal defence lawyer admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2023. She is an Associate Member at Guernica 37 Chambers in London, a LEAP member of Fair Trials, and an active member of leading international legal networks, including the European Criminal Bar Association, the Defence and Extradition Lawyers’ Forum, and the International Bar Association. Through these affiliations, she provides coordinated, strategic defence for clients facing criminal proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.
Her practice is international by design. Konstantina advises and represents clients in INTERPOL matters connected to the United Kingdom, Cyprus, the United States, Iran, Switzerland, Israel, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Venezuela, Mexico, Russia, and Belgium, working closely with foreign counsel to ensure effective defence strategies in complex, multi-jurisdictional cases.
In parallel with her legal practice, Konstantina is a published author and researcher on international policing and transnational criminal justice. She writes on INTERPOL compliance, abuse of international cooperation mechanisms, extradition law, and human rights safeguards. Her recent publications include a detailed analysis of INTERPOL’s role in international child abduction cases, published in the International Enforcement Law Reporter (Volume 41, Issue 2), as well as an examination of the legal and practical challenges of international policing and INTERPOL’s non-application in the occupied part of Cyprus, published in the same journal and HeinOnline (Volume 41, Issue 6, published on 16 May 2025).
What sets this initiative apart is precision, insight, and integrity. Every explanation, analysis, and guide is crafted to empower individuals to navigate INTERPOL’s notice system with confidence.
Our clientele is global, and we are pleased to assist individuals worldwide with INTERPOL-related matters, regardless of location. Whether you are based in Europe, the Americas, Asia, or Africa, you are welcome to submit your enquiry and schedule a consultation.
An INTERPOL Red Notice is not an arrest warrant, nor does it establish guilt. Rather, it is an international alert circulated to law enforcement authorities in 196 INTERPOL member countries, which often results in serious practical consequences, including restrictions on travel, banking disruptions, and significant reputational harm.
Successfully challenging an INTERPOL Red Notice or Diffusion requires specialised legal expertise, a carefully structured strategy, and in-depth knowledge of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (“RPD”).
We specialise in defending individuals targeted by politically motivated INTERPOL Red Notices and Diffusions. Our services include:
1. INTERPOL Data Access Requests
Legal requests to determine whether personal data or a Red Notice exists within INTERPOL’s databases. Not all Red Notices are publicly available, and therefore, an Access Request is, in most cases, a crucial first step.
Strategic submissions to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files where an INTERPOL Notice is politically motivated, militarily or religiously linked, abusive, or violates INTERPOL’s legal framework.
3. INTERPOL Pre-emptive Requests
Strategic legal representation in submitting pre-emptive requests to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files to proactively protect clients from the potential misuse of INTERPOL systems before any Red Notice or alert is issued. This preventive defence places the General Secretariat on notice of possible rule violations and strengthens any future request for access, correction, or deletion of data.
An INTERPOL Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person, pending extradition or similar legal action. It is not an international arrest warrant, and INTERPOL itself has no power to order arrests. Each country decides independently whether and how to act.
1. NCB’s Request
An INTERPOL member country’s National Central Bureau (“NCB”) submits a request to INTERPOL based on a national arrest warrant.
2. INTERPOL Review
INTERPOL reviews the request to ensure compliance with its Constitution and internal rules.
3. Publication
If approved, the Red Notice is published and circulated to INTERPOL member countries.
4. National Response
Each country decides independently whether to act on the Red Notice in accordance with national law.
If you have strong grounds to believe that your data is in INTERPOL’s database, you have the right to submit an Access Request to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (“CCF”). Additionally, you have the right to request the Deletion of a Red Notice if its circulation is in violation of INTERPOL’s framework.
Among INTERPOL’s colour-coded notices, the Blue Notice has traditionally remained overshadowed by the better-known Red Notice. However, recent statistics show that the Blue Notice is rapidly becoming one of the fastest-expanding tools in international police cooperation. From 2014 to 2024, Blue Notices issued nearly doubled, from 2,167 to 4,078. This sharp rise signals a significant …
Before an INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion is published, it goes through a careful review to make sure it follows the rules, stays neutral and respects human rights. The process starts when a country sends a request through its National Central Bureau. The Notices and Diffusions Task Force (NDTF) then checks the request. First, it looks …
A Red Notice can be lifted in three ways: suspension/withdrawal, cancellation, and deletion. Particularly: 1. Suspension (Temporary) or Withdrawal of a Red Notice Under Article 81 of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD), a National Central Bureau (NCB) or authorised international entity may suspend a Red Notice for up to six months by …
Contrary to popular belief, INTERPOL’s General Secretariat does not issue Red Notices on its own initiative. Each of INTERPOL’s 196 member states operates a National Central Bureau ("NCB"), which serves as the gateway between national law enforcement authorities, INTERPOL’s General Secretariat, and their international counterparts. These communications occur via INTERPOL’s secure global police network, I-24/7. …
The existence of a Red Notice does not imply that the individual concerned is guilty. It must not be treated as evidence of guilt, in line with the Presumption of Innocence protected under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Individuals subject to Red Notices generally fall into one of the following categories: …
Short answer: No.As of 12 September 2025, individuals cannot sue INTERPOL for harm caused by a Red Notice, even where the notice is alleged to be politically motivated or abusive. Despite the increasing number of cases involving misuse of Red Notices, INTERPOL remains immune from proceedings before domestic courts. This position was reaffirmed by the …
