Criminal justice
A legal system, enforced by capable police and trained prosecutors, helps protect children online. Reporting mechanisms can help support enforcement so that users can report concerns.
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Technological Tipping Point Reached in Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher: Virtual Global Taskforce (Media)
A statement on the challenges that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and the rapid evolution of AI can produce to law enforcement in their response to child sexual abuse online.
Fighting crimes against children through collective action
Publisher: INTERPOL (Press release)
The 39th meeting of the INTERPOL Specialists Group on Crimes Against Children (6 – 9 March 2023) gathered more than 200 participants from 80 countries to review global efforts and…
The AI for Safer Children Global Hub
Publisher: AI for Safer Children (Case study)
A platform to help law enforcement leverage AI in the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse online.
#Iamsafeonline
Publisher: Unicef Albania (Case study)
#Iamsafeonline is UNICEF Albania’s flagship child protection program. It intends to understand the investigation challenges of online crimes against children in Albania.
“…det var en känsla av att han befann sig i rummet bredvid”
Publisher: World Childhood Foundation Sweden (Report)
This report examines cases of child sexual abuse online handled by the Swedish district courts between 2020 and 2021.
Criminal justice
Efficient and effective criminal justice is an important component of any national effort to counter child sexual exploitation and abuse online.
Online Crimes of Sexual Violence Against Children in Finland
Publisher: Protect Children (Report)
This white paper presents new findings from the Finnish respondents of Protect Children’s ReDirection research.
Child-Protective Prosecutions
Publisher: International Justice Mission (Report)
A Strength-Based, Child-Centered Approach to Assess Prosecution Results. In defining a successful, child-centered prosecution, IJM believes that two standards are important: the burden of proof, and the duty of care,…
Ending Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Women and Girls: A Call for International Standards
Publisher: Equality Now (Report)
This report examines laws relating to OSEA in international law and standards, in regional law and standards with a focus on Europe, and in five focus countries. We also highlight…
Global Threat Assessment 2021
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Report)
An overview of the scale and complexity of child sexual exploitation and abuse online, and what’s being done to tackle it worldwide.