Dismantling the Tools ofreport Oppression INTERPOL 2018 • INTERPOL should provide guidance to Member States as to the limitations of INTERPOL alerts and their use as the basis for denying or delaying access to refugee status. • INTERPOL should provide clarity on how it ensures that sensitive information handed over to the organisation by refugees are kept confidential. • INTERPOL should review its approach on how it interprets Article 3 of its Constitution regarding political motivation in all cases, so that its position is closer in line with international standards on extradition law. Improve transparency Recommendations for INTERPOL Member States: Work with the CCF • Member States should comply with requests from the CCF as much as possible, and respect its decisions. Protect refugees and other vulnerable individuals • Member States should not treat the existence of an INTERPOL alert on its own as reliable evidence for refusing or delaying access to refugee status. • Member States should help INTERPOL to remove INTERPOL alerts against refugees, including by informing recognised refugees subject to INTERPOL alerts, and where the individual has consented, by sharing information with INTERPOL confirming the grant of refugee status. • INTERPOL should develop its Repository of Practice on Article 2 of the INTERPOL Constitution, working with external experts and bodies. • The CCF should continue to publish more of its decisions. • INTERPOL should collate and publish data that would: Fund INTERPOL • Inform how many requests for INTERPOL alerts are received and refused each year (including reasons for the refusal; • • Illustrate the effectiveness and efficiency of its complaints procedures; and • Illustrate the effectiveness of its Refugee Policy. Member States should provide financial support to INTERPOL that would help the organisation to implement its reforms effectively. In particular, they should provide ring-fenced funding that would ensure that the CCF and the NDTF, the two bodies tasked with reviewing INTERPOL alerts, are sufficiently staffed and resourced. 71