Policy & legislation
A combination of policy, rules and legislation is needed to help protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse online, and to help make the internet a safe space for them to explore.
See what the Alliance is doing on: Policy & legislation
Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee Monitoring Report
Publisher: Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee (Report)
The report highlights ways to improve national legal frameworks, preventative actions, investigations and prosecutions of cases of child sexual exploitation and abuse online.
Accountability Report 2.0
Publisher: The Internet Commission (Report)
This report looks at how organisational cultures, systems and processes shape online experiences and how they comprise ethical business practice.
Mind the Gap
Publisher: eSafety Commissioner (Report)
The Australian eSafety Office published a new report about parental awareness of children’s exposure to risks online.
Fighting Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Europe needs to seize the moment
This is an open letter on behalf of child advocacy organisations asking for EU legislation that effectively tackles child sexual 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.
Global Boys Initiative
Publisher: ECPAT International (Report)
As the programmatic responses to identify and meet the particular needs of boys are scarce, ECPAT International launched the Global Initiative to explore the sexual exploitation of boys.
Sri Lanka: Online Child Sexual Exploitation Legal Gap Analysis
Publisher: ECPAT Sri Lanka, GOV.UK, Verité Research (Report)
This study was commissioned by ECPAT Sri Lanka to examine the legislative and policy framework pertaining to child sexual exploitation online in Sri Lanka.
Regional Plan of Action for the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN
Publisher: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Report)
This Regional Plan of Action recognises the highly specialised and technical nature of child online protection and the need for additional guidance.
Is Norway keeping children safe from sexual abuse online?
Publisher: ECPAT Norge (Blog)
Ann Kristin Vervik and Julie Crutchley, respectively co-founder and Executive Director and Senior Adviser and Researcher at ECPAT Norway, share some insights from their report on the state of child…
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…