Policy & legislation

Governments create and implement the legal environment to prevent and respond to child sexual exploitation and abuse

Technology tools that protect children from online child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA) risk being outlawed in European Union (EU) member states from 20th December this year, unless an agreement…

The drafters of Article 4 – the right not to be held in slavery or servitude – could not have foreseen the role of future technology in the abuse of…

To coordinate the interventions of all stakeholders in addressing all forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation of children, the Philippine Government formed the Committee for the Special Protection of Children…

As a pioneer member of our regional task force created in 2011, I was able to participate in several case build-up investigations involving human trafficking and online sexual exploitation of…

Tools that are protecting children from online child sexual abuse will be outlawed in December, unless an agreement can be reached by three key EU institutions. Currently, a number of…

The fight against child sexual abuse is a priority for the EU. The European Parliament and the Council have both called for further concrete action. Similar calls have been made…

Now in its 9th Edition, the report includes 196 countries and has become a globally-utilized tool for policymakers, law enforcement agencies, child protection experts and organizations, industry partners, and others.

INSPIRE is a technical package for everyone committed to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents – from government to grassroots, and from civil society to the private…

The Lanzarote Convention requires States to offer a holistic response to sexual violence against children, through the “4 Ps approach”: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Promotion of national and international cooperation.