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
Framing the future
The report “Framing The Future” is a review of the Model National Response (MNR) that sets out how and where the MNR has been implemented in the six years since…
Advocating for child rights in the context of online regulation
Discussing how we as an Alliance can help shift the dial in public understanding and framing of both the issues of child sexual abuse online and online regulation, to ensure…
Launch of the Model National Response Review report
Panel discussion Speakers I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati Minister of Women’s Empowerment andChild Protection, Government of Indonesia Government of Indonesia Cornelius Williams Director, Child Protection Programme UNICEF Dana Almarzouqi Director General of…
Making child online safety a reality
Publisher: 5Rights Foundation, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (Tool)
The Child Online Safety Toolkit provides an actionable, practical approach for anyone developing policies for child online safety.
CommonProtect: A review of the legal systems protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse across the Commonwealth
Publisher: It's a Penalty (Report)
This report analyses the criminalisation of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, gaps in prosecution, protection of children and efforts made towards prevention across 21 Commonwealth Member States.
Online safety laws can help to turn the tide against child sexual abuse online
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Blog)
Chloe Setter, Head of Advocacy, Policy & Research at WeProtect Global Alliance, reflects on how online safety legislation can play a key role in protecting children online.
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.