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Rhys Davies

Rhys Davies is a barrister at Temple Garden Chambers. He specializes in human rights and international law and regularly represents individuals challenging politically motivated Interpol Red Notices. He co-edits the Red Notice Monitor blog and runs International Human Rights Advisors LLP.

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President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 28, 2025.

How Russia games Interpol to target Ukrainians

by Rhys Davies, Ben Keith
For over a century, Interpol has served as a valuable tool for law enforcement agencies. Not as a world police force, as Hollywood would have it, but more of a vast communications hub linking national agencies into a single, if fragile, response to cross-border crime. Perhaps the most significant tool at Interpol's disposal is its Red Notice system. Designed to help track serious criminals across borders, it has been quietly absorbed into the modern autocrat's playbook. Red Notices are now rout