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;

• 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.