ONE in FIVE
The Council of Europe Campaign
to stop sexual violence against children

Available data suggest that about 1 in 5 children in Europe are victims of some form of sexual violence. It is estimated that in 70% to 85% of cases, the abuser is somebody the child knows and trusts. Child sexual violence can take many forms: sexual abuse within the family circle, child pornography and prostitution, corruption, solicitation via Internet and sexual assault by peers.

The ONE in FIVE campaign has two main goals:

- to achieve further signature, ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse;

to equip children, their families/carers and societies at large with the knowledge and tools to prevent and report sexual violence against children, thereby raising awareness of its extent.

Explore this website to learn more about sexual violence against children and the measures that you can take to combat it! And pass the word on to others!

See the Euronews interview of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

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Interview with Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Interview with Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Interview with Mr Eric Ruelle, Chairperson of the Committee of the Parties to the Lanzarote Convention
Upcoming: Seminar to combat sexual exploitation of children at local and regional level
6th meeting of contact parliamentarians: the necessity of a strong political commitment
ONE in FIVE Campaign Guidelines now available online
Press release of Mr Katrinis, contact MP for Greece
4th event to promote the ONE in FIVE Campaign in Greece
Upcoming: 6th meeting of the network of contact parliamentarians
First Meeting of the National Committee for the promotion of the ONE in FIVE Campaign in Cyprus
Bulgaria ratifies the Lanzarote Convention
Turkey ratifies the Lanzarote Convention
Third presentation of the ONE in FIVE Campaign in Greece
Conclusions of the debate in the Senate of Romania
European Commission steps up to protect for young people on Internet
A campaign launch in Czech Republic
France: UN expert calls for a coordinated approach to protect children
Madrid: launching of the ONE in FIVE campaign in Spain
Interpol:''Paedophilia on the Internet is growing more than ever'' - Interview with Michael Moran, director of Interpol
Cyprus: Celebrating Universal Children’s Day with added focus on the ONE in FIVE campaign
Congress continues to battle sexual violence against children
Debate at the Senate of Romania on 24 November 2011
Launch of the parliamentarian dimension of the ONE in FIVE Campaign in Monaco
Adoption of the Florence Declaration during the 5th meeting of contact parliamentarians
European directive introduces harder measures for combating violence against children
Un-stoppable Greece, 2nd Event launching the campaign!
Three new contact parliamentarians for the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE Campaign to stop sexual violence against children
Upcoming: 5th meeting of contact parliamentarians in Florence
ONE in FIVE awareness-raising material listed as best practice in newly published online database for the protection of children against sexual abuse
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe holds a debate on local initiatives to stop sexual violence against children
Interview with Ms Marlene Rupprecht (Germany, SOC), member of the Parliamentary Assembly
Interview with Mr Agustín Conde Bajén (Spain, EPP/CD), Rapporteur on the fight against "child abuse images"
Interview with Mr Michail Katrinis (Greece, SOC), member of the Parliamentary Assembly
Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the Lanzarote Convention
PACE leaflet on the ONE in FIVE Campaign published in Croatian
Najat Maalla M’Jid adresses 4th meeting of the Network of Contact Parliamentarians
Interview with Ms Najat Maalla M’jid, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Testimonies of child victims of sexual abuse proven reliable on a study conducted in Spain
UEFA President joins the ONE in FIVE Campaign initiative "KIKO’s Friends"
ONE in FIVE Campaign Goodwill Ambassador for Cyprus interviewed on popular Cyprot TV show “Me tin Elita”
Upcoming, 4th meeting of the network of contact parliamentarians for the campaign
40 contact parliamentarians are now getting involved in the campaign
Croatia ratified the Lanzarote Convention
Council of Europe releases expert reports on human trafficking
Turkey begins tackling sexual exploitation and abuse against children
Thumbs up for STOP it NOW! Helpline initiative
Armenia steps to promote the ONE in FIVE Campaign
The ONE in FIVE Campaign at the Venice Biennale
Police lament the lack of laws to combat child sexual abuse images in Russia
Mexican parliamentarians get involved in the campaign
"Action Global Communications" supports the ONE in FIVE Campaign
Event on Children’s Protection against Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation held on 9 June 2011, in Athens, Greece
EESC call to send best practice examples in the field of preventive measures for the protection of children against sexual abuse
ONE in FIVE campaign material to be translated into EU official languages
The network of contact parliamentarians heard a Swedish expert on “grooming”
A member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Mr Gagik Baghdasaryan, presented the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe's ONE in FIVE Campaign in Yerevan
Finland ratifies the Lanzarote Convention (CETS 201)
Congress President calls on Cities for Children to join the campaign against sexual violence
Action by ECPAT UK and the Body Shop to end sexual exploitation of children
The ONE in FIVE Campaign awareness-raising material wins Gold and Silver awards at Prague International Ad Festival
Ceremony for the official appointment of the Goodwill Ambassador for the ONE in FIVE Campaign
ONE in FIVE Campaign presented to Swedish Parliament

TAALK-A-THON radio programme highlighted the Council of Europe measures to stop sexual violence against children

Commissioner for Human Rights comment on child sexual abuse

The National Assembly of Azerbaijan held discussions on how to stop violence against chidren

Interview with Mr Agustín Conde Bajén, PACE rapporteur on online child pornography

Interview with Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, Chairperson of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of PACE

The Council of Europe participates in the radio talk show on sexual violence against children

A famous composer, George Theofanous, is a Goodwill Ambassador of the ONE in FIVE Campaign in Cyprus

The parliamentarians have joined forces in supporting the campaign

Second meeting of the Network of Contact Parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children

New communication tools developed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Switzerland, Germany and Austria join to fight cross-boarder child abuse
Save the Children Finland's hotline service received over 2,000 reports of child sexual abuse images in 2010
A PACE contact parliamentarian supports the ONE in FIVE campaign in Cyprus  
Stopping sexual violence through international standards: report from high-level round table in New York
Austria ratified the Lanzarote Convention
Hope for Children Cyprus started the ONE in FIVE campaign
Germany makes voluntary contribution to stop sexual violence against children
Network of parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children begins work
Speech by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, DSG of the CoE at the first meeting of the network of Contact parliamentarians to stop s'exual violence against children
The French version of this website is now available! Visit the French ONE in FIVE web page here

Report on the Campaign on Euronews

Official launching of the Campaign 29-30 November
Support of Monaco
Conclusions
Speeches
Photo Gallery

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) launched the parliamentary dimension of the Campaign
Website

ROBERT project for safer online interaction More information

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