Out of the shadows: Shining light on the response to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a 60-country benchmarking index, examines how countries are responding to the threat of sexual violence against children. It explores the environment in which the issue occurs and is addressed; the degree to which a country’s legal framework provides protections for children from sexual violence; whether government commitment and capacity are being deployed to equip institutions and personnel to respond appropriately; and the engagement of industry, civil society and media in efforts to tackle the problem.
This briefing forms part of a broader five session series of webinars standing to tackle contemporary issues impacting modern slavery in supply chains, calling for candid discussion and pragmatic solutions. Workers themselves know better than any...Read More
9th edition Since 2006, ICMEC has tallied the presence – and absence – of adequate anti-child sexual abuse material (CSAM) law in 196 countries. They have analyzed the strengths and shortcomings of the laws that do exist, and, based on the re...Read More
Until December 2000, the term “trafficking in persons” was not defined in international law, despite its incorporation in several international legal instruments.The long-standing failure to develop an agreed-upon definition of trafficking in pe...Read More
Written by Amber McKeen, Child Abuse Prevention Trainer at the Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children. This publication provides a definition of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), or sex trafficking; lists t...Read More
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