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“Sexual violence is an
attempt to the child’s human dignity and a serious violation of children’s
rights. It causes irreparable damage to the victim’s physical and mental
health and often has life-lasting effect.” Mrs Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Protecting children from
violence has been a top priority at the Council of Europe for many years.
In 2007 the
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual
Exploitation and Sexual Abuse was adopted and opened for signature on
the occasion of the 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice in
Lanzarote, Spain. Following its fifth ratification, the Convention entered
into force on 1 July 2010. (more)
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Introduction to the Convention