Council of Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is developing the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE Campaign to fight sexual violence against children.

Goals:

• to associate national parliamentarians with the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE Campaign to stop sexual violence against children;

• to promote the signature, ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS 201 - Lanzarote Convention) which entered into force on 1 July 2010 and has been signed by 43 out of 47 Council of Europe member states and ratified by 17 countries to date (January 2012);

• to increase the visibility of existing common standards under the Lanzarote Convention and contribute to the implementation of these standards through concrete proposals for legislative and political action;

• to facilitate the exchange of best practices.

 Means:

• the Parliamentary Assembly works in close cooperation with the governmental sector of the Council of Europe;

• the Assembly continues to prepare reports on the issue of sexual violence against children and to develop communication materials to help convey its message;

• the Assembly organises debates as well as other events to raise awareness of the issue of sexual abuse of children.