Child sexual abuse and exploitation

• Plan of Action 2011 of the Federal Government of Germany for the Protection of Children and Teenagers from Sexual Violence and Exploitation
13.03.2012 | Maria Langhans (Germany)
German government adopted in September 2011 a new ‘Plan of Action for the Protection of Children and Teenagers from Sexual Violence and Exploitation’. It follows up the Plan of Action from ... More
• Adolescents' experiences of sexual abuse, Author Gisela Priebe, Lunds University
20.05.2009 | Ingrid Åkerman
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• Child Trafficking for Sexual Purposes
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ... More
• Exploitation of children in prostitution
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ... More
• Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of Children Online
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , ... More
• Online Child Sexual Abuse: The Law Enforcement Response
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ... More
• Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Tourism
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ... More
• Private Sector Accountability in Combating the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
20.02.2009 | Child Centre
A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents   Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ... More
• CRIN (Child Rights Information Network) Mail 1012 - Special edition on sexual exploitation
08.09.2008 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
To view this CRINMAIL online, visit: http://www.crin.org/email/crinmail_detail.asp?crinmailID=2896 Published by   Created   08.09.2008 Updated   08.09.2008
• Trafficking and the Need for Global Justice
09.06.2008 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
Joanna, 15, sat in the dim restaurant weeping and crying, her shoulders shook, she dabbed her eyes to wipe away the flowing tears with tissues. Were they tears of joy at being rescued from her cruel and vicious captors or ... More
• The Baltic Sea Regional Study on Adolescent Sexuality
05.12.2007 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
In this unique study coordinated by Dr Svein Mossige, Dr Carl-Göran Svedin and Dr Mare Ainsaar, 20 000 young persons around 18 years of age, in six different countries participated. They have responded to questions on what kind of experiences ... More
• Project Report and Evaluation of the In-flight Spot "Witness" - Part of the "Please disturb | Bitte Stoeren" campaign by terre des hommes
06.11.2007 | Herzig, Sabine
The in-flight advertisement `Witness´ was produced by the campaign `Please disturb´, one of several long-standing communication activities by the international children´s relief organisation terre des homes aimed at fighting sexual exploitation of children in tourism. In April 2006 “Witness” ... More
• Sexual Exploitation of Children in Latvia, Research Report from Riga Christian Street Children Centre
19.06.2007 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
In the preface, the researchers in this project states: "In Latvia, child prostitution has not yet been sufficiently realized and studied, sometimes existence of this problem is even denied (nobody has informed the law enforcement institution about such facts). Due ... More
• ECPAT - Global Monotoring Report on the status of action against commercial sexual exploitation of Children - SWEDEN,
19.02.2007 | Åkerman, Ingrid (Sweden)
Sweden is seldom viewed as a country where children are victimised through commercial sexual exploitation, but a number of studies have indicated that both girls and boys are exploited through prostitution, pornography and trafficking for sexual purposes. Child sex tourism ... More
• Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress and Dissociation Among Swedish Adolescents: Evaluation of Questionnaires
08.02.2007 | Åkerman, Ingrid (Sweden)
Date: 09.02.2007 Author: Doris Nilsson, Linköping University, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Document title: Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress and Dissociation Among Swedish Adolescents: Evaluation of Questionnaires ... More
• ECPAT international launches its Global Monitoring Report on the status of action against the commercial sexual exploitation of Children
14.12.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
ECPAT International stands for "End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes". ECPAT is the only International NGO that operates from Bangkok with network members in more than 76 countries world wide. In December 19, the ... More
• Sexual Abuse of Children and Young People - An anthology on prevention and treatment
09.12.2006 | Melchior, Anne (Denmark)
Members of the Danish Research Network on Sexual Abuse of Children has published the anthology: "Sexual Abuse of Children and Young People - an anthology on prevention and treatment". The anthology consists of 14 articles concerning following topics : What ... More
• Revised Guidelines regarding initial reports submitted by CRC States Parties for the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children
15.11.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 13.11.2006 Author: UN OHCHR Document title: Revised Guidelines regarding initial reports submitted by CRC States Parties for the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children ... More
• Ending Physical and Humiliating Punishment of Children. Making it Happen
17.10.2006 | Melchior, Anne (Denmark)
Date: 10.11.2006 Author: Save the Children Denmark Document title: Ending Physical and Humiliating Punishment of Children. Making it Happen As a part of UN Study ... More
• 10 Essential Learning Points:Listen and Speak out against Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys
17.10.2006 | Melchior, Anne (Denmark)
Date: 10.11.2006 Author: save the children Denmark Document title: 10 Essential Learning Points:Listen and Speak out against Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys As a ... More
• Visible Evidence - Forgotten Children
10.10.2006 | Söderlind, Peder
Date: 2006.10.10 Author: Save the children Document title: Visible Evidence - Forgotten Children In a society where child sexual abuse is shrouded in secrecy and ... More
• Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence in Disaster and Emergency Situations: A Guide for Local and Community Based Organizations
22.08.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 30.03.2006 Author: ECPAT Document title: Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence in Disaster and Emergency Situations: A Guide for Local and Community Based Organizations ... More
• Expert meeting on Child Friendly Investigations
20.07.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk organised this expert meeting on child friendly investigative methods in cooperation with the Icelandic Ministry of Social Affairs and the Icelandic Government Agency for Child Protection. This report contains presentations and ... More
• State reports - Concluding observations: Latvia
20.06.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 02.06.2006 Author: COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Document title: State reports - Concluding observations: Latvia While the Committee recognizes the existence of ... More
• Meeting Report for attention of the CDPC - 1 st Meeting, Strasbourg 22-24 May 2006
09.06.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 09.06.2006 Author: The committee of experts on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and abuse (PC-ES) Council of Europe Document title: Meeting Report for attention of the CDPC - ... More
• Protecting children from Sexual Exploitation & Sexual Violence in Disaster & Emergency Situations
23.05.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 30.03.2006 Author: Ecpat International - Italian Embassy Document title: Protecting children from Sexual Exploitation & Sexual Violence in Disaster & Emergency Situations This manual, ... More
• 3rd ECPAT International Assembly Report Booklet
12.04.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
Date: 18.02.2006 Author: Ecpat Document title: 3rd ECPAT International Assembly Report Booklet The Third ECPAT International Assembly wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Over ... More
• Report of the eighteenth meeting of the TASK FORCE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN TOURISM
10.04.2006 | Herzig, Sabine
Date: 2006-03-10 Author: World Tourism organization Document title: Report of the eighteenth meeting of the TASK FORCE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN TOURISM ... More
• Child and Youth (Welfare) Policy in Europe. Current Positions and Outlook
17.03.2006 | Herzig, Sabine
Date: 22.01.2006 Author: Child an Youth Welfare Association Document title: Child and Youth (Welfare) Policy in Europe. Current Positions and Outlook The German Child Welfare ... More
• Raising Children without Violence - European Conference in Berlin (20-21 October 2005)
21.02.2006 | Herzig, Sabine
The conference report is available in German language on the web page of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in Germany. The programme (in English and German language) gives an overview about the presentations, roundtable ... More
• "10 Esential Learning Points: Listen and Speak out against Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys"
11.10.2005 | Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
Global Submission by the International Save the Children Alliance UN Study on Violence against Children The report is based on country reports from Save the Children in Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Syria, South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh, Nepal, ... More
• Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Child Protection Office
03.10.2005 | Anonym
Name of organisation or agency in English: Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Child Protection Office Name of organisation in local language Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Child Protection Office Country or countries of activities ... More
• Video training course in Russian on rehabilitation of children that have been sexually abused.
02.08.2005 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
This video training on Psychological rehabilitation of children survivors of sexual abuse was produced by a team at the Women's Consortium of Ukraine. It targets caregivers at orphanages, boarding schools, shelters and those who have a possibility of a long-term ... More
• "Responsibility in transition: 16-year olds´ understandings of sexual exploitation."
12.05.2005 | Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
"Responsibility in transition: 16-year olds´ understandings of sexual exploitation" (NOVA Rapport 13/04) is a study done by Ingrid Smette at the Norwegian Social Research. This study explores how adolescents understand concepts relating to sexual exploitation and abuse. Furthermore, it investigates ... More
• A summary of the dissertation "Children as Witnesses" by Gamst and Langballe, 2004
17.09.2004 | Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
The study "Children as Witnesses. An Empirical and Theoretical Investigation of the Communication Between Interviewer and Child in Interview Situations. Development of Interview Methodology" was carried out in the period 1998-2003, at the Faculty of Education, Department of Special Needs ... More
• Sexual exploitation of children in Sweden
16.08.2004 | Åkerman, Ingrid (Sweden)
Final report from the Committee on knowledge about sexual exploited children in Sweden. Sexual exploitation of children comprises trafficking in children, child prostitution/sexual exploitation for payment and child pornography. The report contains a description of these three problem areas, relevant ... More
• Specialist´s, who work with incest´s victims, view to the problem
29.06.2004 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
Natalija Jevšuk (2004)  studied the situation of incest in Estonia with a help of specialists, who work with incest’s victims and on the base of received from the research findings to acquaint with incest as social problem, which needs more ... More
• Risk factors for child physical abuse
07.12.2003 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
This study maded by Helena Pukk (2002) investigates the risk and protective factors for child physical abuse (CPA) and Parent-to-child physical aggression (PCPA).Miler-Perrin & Perrin (1999) divided child maltreatment into six different categories ? emotional neglect, physical neglect, educational neglect, ... More
• The Institute of Social Research. New Report "When suspicion arises"
05.09.2003 | Anne Melchior Hansen
SFI rapport, eng.doc (25.1 Kb) Published by   Denmark, , Knudsen Margit (Denmark) Created   05.09.2003
• When suspicion arises - New report from SFI Denmark
05.09.2003 | Anne Melchior Hansen
SFI rapport, eng.doc (25.1 Kb) Published by   Denmark, , Knudsen Margit (Denmark) Created   05.09.2003 Updated   02.02.2004
• The Committee on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Sweden
12.06.2003 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
At the Conference: "Stop Child Trafficking - Modern Day Slavery in Helsinki, Finland on June 1st to 3rd 2003, Ingrid Åkerman from the Committe on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Sweden made a presentation of their work specifically in relation ... More
• Tallinn Centre for Children at Risk
30.12.2002 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
Aadress: Nõmme tee 99, Tallinn 11317 , ESTONIA Tel: 37 2 67740 70 E-mail: info@lasteturva.ee , http://www.lasteturva.ee Contact person: Erki Korp ... More
• Tartu Support Center for Abused Children
16.12.2002 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
TARTU SUPPORT CENTER FOR ABUSED CHILDREN Address: Kaunase pst.11-2 Tartu 50704, Estonia Telephone: +37 27 484 666, 486 767, Fax +37 27 484 666, 486 767 ... More
• The Youth Counselling and Sex Education Unit, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
30.08.2002 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Youth Counselling and Sex Education Unit, University of Zielona Góra was established in 1974, and began to focus on sex education issues in 1985. The university unit is the only one in Poland dealing with these topics. For more ... More
• The Youth Counselling and Sex Education Unit, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
30.08.2002 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Youth Counselling and Sex Education Unit, University of Zielona Góra was established in 1974, and began to focus on sex education issues in 1985. The university unit is the only one in Poland dealing with these topics.   ... More
• Video recorded interviews with children in cases on sexual abuse for criminal proceedings - without the suspect in the monitorroom
04.07.2002 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The danish NGO's "Børnesagens Fællesråd", "Red Barnet" and "Børnerådet" has composed and published 6 suggestions for less harmful interviewproceedings in cases on sexual abuse with children. For more information go to the links: http://www.redbarnet.dk ... More
• The Child Abuse Team within Swedish National Criminal Investigation Department
02.07.2002 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
A Child Abuse Team was established at the Special Objects Unit within the National Criminal Intelligence Service at the Swedish National Investigation Department in November 1995. This was the result of the work executed by a Parliamentary Commission, which was ... More
• Centre for Europe's Children - CEC
16.05.2001 |
Aims and Objectives: The Centre for Europe's Children was set up in September 1997. It is the documentation and information centre for the Programme for Children which the Council of Europe, in co-operation with UNICEF, intends to promote Children's Rights ... More
• The Icelandic Center for Child Sexual Abuse
20.04.2001 | Gudbrandsson, Bragi (Iceland)
The Children´s House started its operation in November 1998 and serves all of Iceland. It is founded on the American model for child sexual abuse services referred to as "Childrens Advocacy Center" . The Children´s House is ... More
• Questioning of Children by the Police
28.02.2001 |
Questioning of Children by the Police by Ann-Christine Cederborg, University professor, Sweden Questioning of children by the police A study of 193 cases reported to the police Author: Ann-Christine Cederborg, University Professor, Sweden ... More
• Child's Time - Helping Children Traumatized by Violence within Family
28.02.2001 |
Children have been the invisible victims of violence within family. This violence which is often called ''family violence'' has been seen as a problem affecting only adults in the family. However, the abuse of the mother and the violence of ... More
• ASEM - Resource Centre
28.02.2001 |
At the second ASIA-Europe-Meeting (ASEM) Summit in London in April 1998, The Philippines and the United Kingdom presented a joint initiative to promote international co-operation on child welfare. This was taken forward in October at the Lancaster House experts meeting. ... More
• CEC - Centre for Europe's Children
28.02.2001 |
The Centre for Europe's Children is the Documentation centre for the Council of Europe Programme for Children. This Programme was proposed in the Action Plan of the Second Summit of Heads of State and Governments of member states of the ... More