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Undemocratic states are applying increasingly sophisticated methods of repression. They are now using the mechanisms of Interpol and international legal cooperation to persecute their opponents. Dissidents and activists who are critical of governments are the victims of the lack of control mechanisms in this area.In our reports, the Foundation monitors violations related to the abuse of the system of international police and extradition by façade democracies and authoritarian regimes. We pay special attention to the need to reform Interpol and unify the standards of protection of political refugees.

Latest reports

The Case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine Is in Haste to Arrest and to Extradite Kazakhstani Journalist
A prominent Kazakhstani journalist and opposition activist Zhanara Akhmetova could be illegally extradited from Ukraine to Kazakhstan at any time. According to our sources, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine is already preparing to place her under extradition arrest. On 19 May 2020, Akhmetova got a decision by the Supreme…

The Case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine Is in Haste to Arrest and to Extradite Kazakhstani Journalist
They’ve Come For You: Misuse of Extradition Procedures and Interstate Legal Assistance
In the present document, the Open Dialogue Foundation, the Italian Federation for Human Rights, the Arrested Lawyers Initiative, the Human Rights Defenders e.V. and the Kharkiv Institute for Social Research attempt to fill the gaps in the PACE report and propose recommendations with respect to improving cooperation among the member…

They’ve Come For You: Misuse of Extradition Procedures and Interstate Legal Assistance
They’ve come for you. Misuse of extradition procedures, unlawful expulsions and kidnappings of victims politically motivated prosecution
In international law, there is an unconditional ban on the extradition of persons to countries where they may find themselves at risk of torture and ill-treatment. Extradition requests issued on the basis of politically motivated prosecutions are also illegal.

They’ve come for you. Misuse of extradition procedures, unlawful expulsions and kidnappings of victims politically motivated prosecution
The case of Yan Andreyev: Russia once again misuses the Interpol system in order to prosecute an opposition politician
The practice of prosecuting political opponents with the help of controlled law enforcement agencies is systemic in Russia. Even in cases when political refugees have left the territory of Russia, they still cannot feel safe.

The case of Yan Andreyev: Russia once again misuses the Interpol system in order to prosecute an opposition politician
Report: Hungary at the service of the Kazakhstani dictator?
The extradition of Yerzhan Kadesov – how it is being carried out

Report: Hungary at the service of the Kazakhstani dictator?
The report: The reform of Interpol: Don’t let it be stopped halfway
Non-democratic states carry out political persecution through the Interpol system. Both human rights NGOs and intergovernmental organisations have been working on this problem for several years. Finally, the reform of Interpol got underway.

The report: The reform of Interpol: Don’t let it be stopped halfway
The case of Tatiana Paraskevich: Through misuse of the EU’s justice system, Kazakhstan’s lobbyists seek to have Paraskevich’s asylum status revoked
Kazakhstan exerts illegal and political influence on Ukraine and Russia in the framework of the criminal case against Mukhtar Ablyazov and Tatiana Paraskevich. The Czech Republic refused to extradite Paraskevich, however, Ukraine and Russia re-submitted similar requests for her extradition.

The case of Tatiana Paraskevich: Through misuse of the EU’s justice system, Kazakhstan’s lobbyists seek to have Paraskevich’s asylum status revoked
Report: The case of Nail Malyutin
The decision on his extradition to Russia must be reconsidered

Report: The case of Nail Malyutin
Report: The role of infamous prosecutor Vladimir Guzyr in the case of Syrym Shalabayev
The participant in high-profile corruption scandals Vladimir Guzyr prepared a statement on the ‘validity’ and ‘legality’ of the request for Syrym Shalabayev’s extradition.

Report: The role of infamous prosecutor Vladimir Guzyr in the case of Syrym Shalabayev
Report: The facts which confirm the fabrication of the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov in Russia: Tatiana Paraskevich and Artur Trofimov prosecution
In line with an agreement made between Putin and Nazarbayev, investigators from the ‘Magnitsky List’ and representatives of Kazakhstan demanded that Paraskevich and Trofimov sign incriminating testimonies against opposition politician, Ablyazov.

Report: The facts which confirm the fabrication of the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov in Russia: Tatiana Paraskevich and Artur Trofimov prosecution

Publications

The Case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine Is in Haste to Arrest and to Extradite Kazakhstani Journalist

The Case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine Is in Haste to Arrest and to Extradite Kazakhstani Journalist

News

MEPs continue to appeal the Ukrainian authorities regarding Zhanara Akhmetova’s case

MEPs continue to appeal the Ukrainian authorities regarding Zhanara Akhmetova’s case

Statements and positions

Statement of NGOs from different countries regarding the possible election of a Russian representative as a President of Interpol
On 21 November 2018, at the 87th session of the General Assembly of INTERPOL, a new INTERPOL president will be elected. The representative of the Russian Federation, Major General of Police, Vice-President of INTERPOL Oleksandr Prokopchuk has the greatest chances to be elected for this post.

Statement of NGOs from different countries regarding the possible election of a Russian representative as a President of Interpol
Urgent: Special services of Kyrgyzstan extradited Muratbek Tungishbayev to Kazakhstan without waiting for an appeal
On 25 June, 2018, the Kyrgyz court authorised the extradition of the well-known opposition blogger Muratbek Tungishbayev to Kazakhstan. On 26 June, 2018, late in the evening, security officers took Tungishbayev from the detention centre in an unknown direction.

Urgent: Special services of Kyrgyzstan extradited Muratbek Tungishbayev to Kazakhstan without waiting for an appeal
Statement of the Open Dialog Foundation of 15 June 2018 with regard to the defamation campaign against the Foundation
Please be advised that any video recordings recently posted on the Internet allegedly involving Lyudmyla Kozlovska, associating her with Bill Browder (initiator of the Global Magnitsky Law campaign) and Mukhtar Ablyazov, (leader of the opposition movement "Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan”) are fake.

Statement of the Open Dialog Foundation of 15 June 2018 with regard to the defamation campaign against the Foundation
Open Dialog addresses INTERPOL on the case of Mr. Browder
On 6 June 2018, the President of the Open Dialog Foundation (ODF) addressed a letter to INTERPOL’s agencies in regard to the Mr. William Browder case. Mr. Browder was subjected to a sixth international arrest warrant issued by the Russian Federation.

Open Dialog addresses INTERPOL on the case of Mr. Browder
Representatives of the Italian Parliament address INTERPOL’s authorities to continue implementation of arrest warrants system reform
On December 22, Mr Erasmo Palazzotto, Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, signed an appeal addressed to the Secretary General of INTERPOL and to the Chairperson of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files.

Representatives of the Italian Parliament address INTERPOL’s authorities to continue implementation of arrest warrants system reform
Ukraine is in haste to transfer Zhanara Akhmetova to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani opposition journalist Zhanara Akhmetova was detained in Kiev on 21 October 2017 with gross violations of the Ukrainian legislation. On 24 October 2017, the court ruled on her temporary arrest for 18 days. In protest against the decision, Akhmetova went on a hunger strike.

Ukraine is in haste to transfer Zhanara Akhmetova to Kazakhstan
The case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine once again helps the authoritarian regime to get an opposition journalist
Kazakhstan put the journalist Zhanara Akhmetova on the wanted list on the basis of a court judgement which had already become effective; according to her counsels, it is illegal. The Migration Service of Ukraine refused to grant refugee status to Akhmetova.

The case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine once again helps the authoritarian regime to get an opposition journalist
“Members of PACE warn Interpol of persistent violations”
On 11 October, 2017, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) addressed the Secretary of Interpol, Mr Jürgen Stock, and the Commission for the Control of Interpol’s Files (CCF) in a bid to warn against abusive use of the international arrest warrant.

“Members of PACE warn Interpol of persistent violations”
“MPs Święcicki and Wróblewska addressed INTERPOL in defense of victims of abusive Red Notices”
In two letters addressed to the Secretary of INTERPOL, Mr Jürgen Stock and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF), Members of the Polish Parliament, Mr Marcin Święcicki and Mrs Kornelia Wróblewska expressed their concern over individual cases.

“MPs Święcicki and Wróblewska addressed INTERPOL in defense of victims of abusive Red Notices”
The Extradition of Yerzhan Kadesov: Kazakhstani authorities received another hostage
On 24 July 2017, a former BTA Bank employee, Yerzhan Kadesov was extradited from Hungary to Kazakhstan. The information was announced by the Anti-Corruption Agency in Kazakhstan on 10 August 2017.

The Extradition of Yerzhan Kadesov: Kazakhstani authorities received another hostage
  1. MEPs continue to appeal the Ukrainian authorities regarding Zhanara Akhmetova’s case
  2. The Case of Zhanara Akhmetova: Ukraine Is in Haste to Arrest and to Extradite Kazakhstani Journalist
  3. MEPs call for preventing the extradition of Kazakhstani journalist Zhanara Akhmetova from Ukraine
  4. Kazakhstani Journalist Risks Extradition From Ukraine
  5. ODF co-hosts side-event at the 19th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna
  6. The protection of political refugees and illegal extraditions: debate in Kyiv
  7. PACE adopts ODF’s amendments to its report on INTERPOL reform and extradition proceedings
  8. They’ve Come For You: Misuse of Extradition Procedures and Interstate Legal Assistance
  9. ODF organises two side-events at OSCE HDIM 2019
  10. They’ve come for you. Misuse of extradition procedures, unlawful expulsions and kidnappings of victims politically motivated prosecution
  1. The report: The Interpol system is in need of reform
  2. ODF addresses the new UNHCR on issue of political refugees
  3. ODF drafted recommendations on the reform of Interpol
  4. The Open Dialog Foundation’s top achievements
  5. Report: Analysis of documents in the case of Ablyazov
  6. Evidence of the fabrication of the extradition request with regard to the opposition politician
  7. Report on misuse of the Interpol system
  8. The life and health of Alexander Pavlov are under threat due to his possible extradition to Kazakhstan on politically motivated charges
  9. Report: France should not allow the deadly rendering of the Kazakh oppositionist
  10. Interpol needs reform. ODF appeals to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

External sources

Spies, lies and the oligarch: inside London’s booming secrets industry

Spies, lies and the oligarch: inside London’s booming secrets industry

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