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News & experts insights: updates and discussions about developments in our areas of practice
April 7, 2025
Lawyers Against Transnational Repression Responds to INTERPOL's Call for ContributionsThe working group comments on proposed amendments to the CCF Statute
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2025
Red Notice Abuse Report: Silver Notices and Diffusions Can Be Challenged During Their Pilot Phase, INTERPOL SaysINTERPOL Discloses Temporary Rules for Silver Notices and Silver Diffusions
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2025
Red Notice Abuse Report: INTERPOL Publishes Its First-Ever Silver Notice, Provides No Specific Regulatory FrameworkSilver Notices are Designed to Help Trace and Recover Criminal Assets
Read MoreDecember 1, 2024
NEMETS hosts the eighth of its webinar series Open Conversations About INTERPOL AbuseINTERPOL's Recent Case Law
Read MoreOctober 27, 2024
Red Notice Abuse Report: INTERPOL's Recent Decision Gives Hope to Those Falsely Accused of Tax Evasion and Other Financial CrimesThe Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files Signals Its Willingness to Consider Evidence That Often Requires Specialized Knowledge in Tax Evasion and Other Financial Crime Matters
Read MoreAugust 14, 2024
Red Notice Abuse Report: Parallel Criminal Prosecutions and Conflicting Extradition RequestsThe Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files considers the effect of parallel criminal prosecutions on the legitimacy of government requests disseminated via INTERPOL’s channels
Read MoreJuly 31, 2024
Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association Event 'Latest Developments in INTERPOL's Fight Against Transnational Repression'During the panel, Yuriy Nemets gave an overview of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files' recent jurisprudence
Read MoreJune 19, 2024
Yuriy Nemets to speak at the American Bar Association Event 'Latest Developments in INTERPOL's Fight Against Transnational Repression'The panel will discuss the latest developments in INTERPOL's efforts aimed at curbing transnational repression and abuse of its resources
Read MoreMay 17, 2024
Red Notice Abuse Report: In Protecting Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files Looks Beyond INTERPOL's Refugee-Asylum-Seeker PolicyThe Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files signals its willingness to protect refugees and asylum-seekers even when the INTERPOL refugee-asylum-seeker policy does not apply
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
Yuriy Nemets pens an article analyzing the extent of the mandate of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's FilesThe article reflects on a recent Commission ruling clarifying which events trigger its powers over government requests
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2024
NEMETS hosts the seventh of its webinar series Open Conversations About INTERPOL AbuseChallenging INTERPOL's immunity
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2024
NEMETS submits an expert opinion in an international extradition case, providing insight into the problem of INTERPOL abuseIn its brief, NEMETS argues that INTERPOL Red Notices and diffusions should not be used as evidence against defendants in extradition matters
Read MoreDecember 10, 2023
NEMETS hosts the sixth of its webinar series Open Conversations About INTERPOL AbuseDuring our sixth webinar, we reviewed the results of the 91st INTERPOL General Assembly
Read MoreAugust 22, 2023
NEMETS Successfully Co-Counsels a Client, a Victim of an Abusive INTERPOL Red NoticeINTERPOL Agrees to Delete the Red Notice Due to the Government’s Flagrant Violations of the Client’s Rights to Due Process and a Fair Trial
Read MoreJuly 26, 2023
Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association Panel ‘Latest Developments in INTERPOL’s and its Member Countries’ Approach to Transnational Repression’During the fifth American Bar Association panel on INTERPOL abuse, Yuriy Nemets discussed preemptive requests, the activities of the INTERPOL Notices and Diffusions Task Force and the differences and similarities between the United States and the European Union approaches to INTERPOL abuse
Read MoreJuly 18, 2023
Red Notice Abuse Report: INTERPOL has the Power and Obligation to Prevent All Abusive Government Requests from Entering its Channels, No ExceptionsUnder INTERPOL's rules, the General Secretariat must act preemptively, not just deal with abusive government requests after they are already disseminated through its channels
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
Yuriy Nemets to speak at the American Bar Association panel 'Latest Developments in INTERPOL’s and its Member Countries’ Approach to Transnational Repression'The panel will discuss the latest developments in the area of INTERPOL abuse and defending the rights of individuals on the international wanted list
Read MoreJune 19, 2023
Red Notice Abuse Report: the Limited Role of Preemptive RequestsINTERPOL Confirms the Limited Role of Preemptive Requests by Which Individuals Warn the Organization of Impending Government Abuse of its Resources
Read MoreJune 7, 2023
NEMETS co-signs an open letter demanding that INTERPOL prevent the abuse of its Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database by Turkey’s governmentNEMETS joins the group of over twenty attorneys, members of the E.U. and U.K. parliaments, scholars, human rights activists and organizations in signing an open letter to the INTERPOL Secretary General demanding that the Organization prevent the abuse of its Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database (SLTD) by Turkey’s government
Read MoreMay 5, 2023
Yuriy Nemets pens an article 'Seeking Asylum While on the INTERPOL Wanted List: the Expert Witness Perspective'In his new article published in the International Enforcement Law Reporter, Yuriy Nemets describes the important takeaways from his experience testifying as an expert witness in the asylum cases of victims of INTERPOL Abuse
Read MoreApril 27, 2023
NEMETS hosts the fifth of its webinar series Open Conversations About INTERPOL AbuseThe fifth of the webinar series is dedicated to the INTERPOL reforms of 2016-2017
Read MoreApril 21, 2023
NEMETS hosts the fourth of its webinar series Open Conversations About INTERPOL AbuseDuring the fourth webinar, we discussed the European Union approach to Red Notices and other government requests disseminated via INTERPOL's channels
Read MoreDecember 17, 2022
NEMETS launches a webinar series dedicated to the problem of INTERPOL abuse and defending the rights of individuals on the international wanted listNEMETS hosts the first of the webinar series founded by the firm. Our goal is to raise awareness of INTERPOL abuse, talk about the problems that legal professionals and their clients face and, hopefully, find and suggest solutions to these problems.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2022
Red Notice Abuse Report: For Some INTERPOL Member Countries, Suspension and Expulsion Might Soon Become Real After All - Red Notice Abuse ReportINTERPOL has finally resolved to make expulsion of member countries possible
Read MoreJuly 12, 2022
Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association event "INTERPOL and Growing Transnational Repression"As a panelist at the American Bar Association event dedicated to defending the rights of victims of INTERPOL abuse, Yuriy Nemets continued his overview of INTERPOL's "case law"
Read MoreJune 1, 2022
Red Notice Abuse Report: Notices and Diffusions Task Force: The Most Secretive Part of INTERPOL’s Redress MechanismThe task force established to preemptively fight INTERPOL abuse refuses to publish any information about its activities, procedures or the results of its work
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Red Notice Abuse Report: The INTERPOL General Assembly Has Just Set Its Priorities, and Human Rights is Not One of ThemThe INTERPOL 89th General Assembly rewards countries-abusers, does nothing for their victims
Read MoreAugust 25, 2021
Red Notice Abuse Report: Imagine Taliban Using INTERPOLAfghanistan under the Taliban regime gaining access to INTERPOL’s resources would present a real danger to the regime’s opponents and lead to abuse of historic proportions
Read MoreJuly 15, 2021
Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association event "Abusing INTERPOL’s Resources to Persecute Expatriate Dissidents"As a panelist at the American Bar Association event dedicated to defending the rights of victims of INTERPOL abuse, Yuriy Nemets gives his overview of INTERPOL's "case law"
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2019
Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association event "Red Notices and the INTERPOL Wanted List: Balancing Law Enforcement with Due Process"Yuriy Nemets speaks at the American Bar Association event "Red Notices and the INTERPOL Wanted List: Balancing Law Enforcement with Due Process"
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2019
Yuriy Nemets is quoted in the European Parliament study about INTERPOL abuseThe European Parliament cites Yuriy Nemets' article in its study 'Misuse of INTERPOL's Red Notices and Impact on Human Rights -- Recent Developments'
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2017
Yuriy Nemets pens an article about the right to be forgotten in the context of banking and know your customer lawsYuriy Nemets argues that not only does exercising the right to be forgotten may be ineffective in the context of banking and KYC laws, but it may also prove to have a negative effect on one's relationship with a bank or other financial institution.
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