past,142 and there is a risk that this could result in opposition to the continued growth and strengthening of INTERPOL’s review mechanisms. In order to tackle this problem, we will be campaigning to encourage INTERPOL’s Member States, and in particular, its major funders, to secure adequate funding for the NDTF and the CCF, including by providing specific, ring-fenced funding to INTERPOL. 149. We have already outlined some of the ways in which INTERPOL could contribute to improved awareness of its Refugee Policy and the CCF procedures through the publication of accessible information on its website. Fair Trials is committed to continue raising awareness by working with other civil society organisations – through the distribution of guidance materials and the delivery of training - particularly amongst communities which are ‘at risk’ of falling victim to abusive INTERPOL alerts and their representatives. ii) Further reforms 150. While many of the recommendations we have proposed have been translated into the concrete reforms outlined above, some key proposals have yet to be acted upon. We are glad that INTERPOL has, overall, been responsive to our concerns, but there are key areas of reform that it has yet to address. 151. For example, we remain concerned that despite significant improvements, INTERPOL has inadequate systems and procedures for checking alerts prior to dissemination. We believe that INTERPOL should do more to prevent abusive requests for arrest from reaching national police databases via its channels by ensuring that Diffusions are subject to the same type of scrutiny as Red Notices before circulation. We also want to see improvements in the way that INTERPOL identifies cases 66 of abuse, to reinforce trust in its ex ante review mechanisms. There are also further improvements to be made in how INTERPOL interprets its rules. We have highlighted, in particular, some issues of concern regarding the Refugee Policy, and the need for INTERPOL to adopt a clear policy regarding extradition refusals on human rights grounds. 152. The ongoing monitoring of implementation as well as the publication of further information and statistics by INTERPOL will also enable civil society to identify any other areas in relation to which further reform is required. Since 2013, a large, active and vocal constituency has developed in support of INTERPOL reform, including the media, civil society, the legal community, and international and regional bodies. Fair Trials is committed to engaging civil society organisations and the legal community in promoting future INTERPOL reform, especially those which have been so instrumental in promoting reforms to date. iii) Tackling emerging challenges 153. As the world’s largest international police organisation, INTERPOL plays a leading role in facilitating international police cooperation, but it is not the sole cross-border mechanism that exposes individuals to human rights violations. There is for example increasing pressure on the international community to collaborate in order to tackle the threat of terrorism, and this has resulted in the creation of other international frameworks that aim to promote security. The unintended consequences of such mechanisms have, for example, led to the reform of Recommendation 8 of the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), which was also being misused by several countries to crack down on civil society organisations within their own borders. Reuters, ‘China upset as Interpol removes wanted alert for exiled Uighur leader’ (24 February 2018) Available at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang/china-upset-as-interpol-removes-wanted-alert-for-exiled-uighur-leader-idUSKCN1G80FK 142