The Council of Europe protects and promotes the human rights of everyone, including children. Based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Convention on Human Rights and other legal standards, the Council of Europe promotes and protects the rights of millions of children in Europe.

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18 November: European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse - 2023 Edition

This year's edition of the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Expolitation and Sexual Abuse focuses on “Learning from victims/survivors of childhood sexual violence to inspire policy change”.

This will be an opportunity to highlight the importance of engaging with victims/survivors at national and local level, to learn from them and their traumatic experiences, and to understand what could have been done better to react, report and to support them. 

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