End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe)

The EndOCSEA@Europe project is implemented by the Children’s Rights Division of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Cybercrime Office (C-PROC) in Bucharest, Romania.

Objectives

The ever increasing use of information and communication technologies whilst providing additional opportunities for children to exercise their rights also exposes them to greater risks of sexual exploitation and abuse facilitated by online technologies. Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) is a crime that has far reaching, long-term consequences for the victims, survivors and the wider community. Preventing and combatting this crime is a complex challenge that requires constant action by every member state of the Council of Europe.

To support member states to prevent and combat OCSEA, the Council of Europe has launched a new project “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe” (EndOCSEA@Europe). This project seeks to address the contextual challenges identified at pan-European and country levels by promoting, facilitating and supporting national efforts and actions to prevent and combat OCSEA. This project will support global efforts in this area, including actions towards SDG 16.2 and SDG 5.2 as well as the implementation of relevant international and European standards, in particular the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention), and 8 of the capabilities identified in the WePROTECT Model National Response.

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Back Call for Consultants for a Review of training strategies and materials for Law Enforcement, Judges and Prosecutors and development of a pilot training module

Call for Consultants for a Review of training strategies and materials for Law Enforcement, Judges and Prosecutors and development of a pilot training module

While the exact number of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) victims is unknown, reports show that tens of thousands of children, of all ages, fall victim to OCSEA each year. This crime is often transnational in nature and ever evolving. To ensure effective investigation and prosecution of this crime law enforcement, judges and prosecutors must receive adequate training and materials.

In this context, the Council of Europe is recruiting consultants to implement the following activities:

Prepare a review of training strategies and materials on OCSEA available to Law Enforcement officers in selected countries,
Prepare a review of training strategies and materials on OCSEA available to Judges and Prosecutors in selected countries,
Develop a pilot training module on the international substantive criminal and procedural law standards applicable to OCSEA, including child-friendly justice principles and e-evidence.

These activities will be implemented in the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

Applicants are invited to consult the call and documentation below and to send the required forms, a CV, and a draft methodology proposal in English to the e-mail address specified in the call by Thursday 11 July 2019.

This activity is implemented under the following projects: