“All on board – all online”: Launch of the new Council of Europe Handbook for policy makers on the rights of the child in the digital environment
On 10 December 2020 - on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day - the Council of Europe will hold a webinar to launch a new tool: the Handbook for policy makers on the rights of the child in the digital environment. As 1 in 3 internet users worldwide are children, they represent a...
Protect children’s personal data in education setting
The digital environment shapes children’s lives in many ways, creating opportunities and risks to their well-being and enjoyment of human rights. This applies in every day life but also increasingly in education settings where tools designed for teaching, supervision, assessment of children are...
CDENF: Outcome of the 2nd plenary meeting
The Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) concluded the first year of its mandate by holding its 2nd plenary meeting online on 16-18 November 2020, with over 100 participants, including high-level officials, engaging in discussions on the numerous topical subjects concerning...
Webinar on Educational measures to prevent risks associated with child self-generated sexual images/videos, 12 November 2020
The topic of “Educational measures to prevent risks associated with child self-generated sexual images/videos” was addressed in a very informative and practical webinar which was organised by the Council of Europe Project EndOCSEA @ Europe and the Children’s Rights Division. It took place on 12...
New video for children to raise awareness of their rights in age assessment procedures
On the occasion of the World’s Children’s Day marked today, the Council of Europe and the European Asylum Support Office, have launched an animation on age assessment of migrant children. Your browser does not support JavaScript! JavaScript is needed to display this video player! Age assessment...
Kiko’s exciting adventures continue in the digital age
The Council of Europe project to End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse@Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe) is happy to announce the launch of the new adventures of our beloved character friend Kiko who is now discovering screens and the misuse of pictures in the online environment in the video and...
6th European Day on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
On the occasion of the 6th European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (18 November 2020), the following joint statement was made by: The Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, outgoing Chair of the Council of Europe’s...
16-18 November 2020
Second plenary meeting of the Child Rights Committee
The Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) will conclude the first year of its mandate by holding its second plenary meeting online on 16-18 November 2020. During three days, the governments and observer organisations represented on the Committee will discuss a number of important...
Deadline for application - 18 December 2020
Hear, hear! Secondment opportunities in the field of children’s rights
The Children’s Rights Division is looking for 2 Programme Advisors with relevant professional experience and proven practical track record in the field of children’s rights to join its dynamic team and contribute to the intergovernmental and monitoring work. Namely, the first seconded official...
New digital parenting guide by the Council of Europe
To foster and concretely support positive digital parenting approaches, the Council of Europe has published a new guidance tool on "Parenting in the digital age" containing “positive parenting strategies for different scenarios”. The guide promotes the idea that positive parenting practices,...
Join in live: Results of the public consultation on the draft law on Barnahus (Children’s House) in Slovenia to be discussed on Friday at 10-1pm CET
The results and key recommendations of the public consultation process of the draft law on Barnahus in Slovenia will be discussed in an online event on Friday, 6 November at 10-1pm CET, event will be livestreamed. Barnahus is a leading European model for a child-friendly multidisciplinary and...
Register now: Webinar on Educational measures to prevent risks associated with child self-generated sexual images/videos
Every year the Council of Europe marks the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (18 November) with the aim to promote, raise awareness and open discussions on various challenges that need to be overcome to protect and prevent sexual violence...
Training Course for the Judicial Sector in Turkey on Countering Online Child Sexual Exploitation for Turkish Magistrates, 7-9 October 2020
In the framework of the Council of Europe Project to End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe) and the Project on Targeting crime proceeds on the internet and securing electronic evidence in South East Europe and Turkey (iPROCEEDS-2), EndOCSEA experts, Ms Rajka...
CJ/ENF-ISE: Outcome of the First Meeting
On 24 and 25 September 2020 the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the rights and the best interests of the child in parental separation and in care proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE) held its first meeting online, with Mr Seamus S. Carroll (Ireland) in the Chair. The Committee developed two...
Webinar on Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation for the National Police, Judges and Prosecutors in Ukraine, 5 October 2020
In the framework of the Council of Europe Project to End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe) and the Project on Combatting Violence Against Children in Ukraine (Phase II), two Council of Europe independent experts: Ms Rajka Vlahovic, former Crown Prosecutor UK ...
Extended deadline: 16 October 2020 - Call for tenders for the provision of international consultancy services in the area of combating violence against children in Ukraine
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the project Combating violence against children in Ukraine. The project aims to support Ukraine to effectively implement the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (“Lanzarote...
New study: Slovenians consider sexual abuse of children a serious problem, but nearly half would not be able to recognise its signs
For majority of Slovenians, sexual abuse of children is a serious problem; nearly one in five have experienced at least one form of sexual abuse. However, awareness of this type of abuse is low, as parents don’t feel comfortable discussing it with their children, and schools don’t provide enough...
2nd (online) meeting of the working group CDENF-GT-VAE on responses to violence against children
European experts exploring how to design reporting systems on violence against children and how to respond to harmful sexual behaviour by children
On 5-6 October 2020, the Council of Europe working group CDENF-GT-VAE on responses to violence against children will hold its second online meeting focused on discussing mandatory reporting mechanisms on violence against children (day 1) and harmful sexual behaviour by children (day 2). For both...
Children meet Minister Kozlovič to give feedback on the draft Law on Barnahus in Slovenia
Today the Minister of Justice of Slovenia, mag. Lilijana Kozlovič, met with children representatives to listen to their views on the draft Law on Barnahus in Slovenia. Barnahus (Children’s House) is a leading European model for a child-friendly multidisciplinary and interagency response to child...
WeProtect Global Alliance becomes observer to the Lanzarote Committee
At its 28th meeting, the Lanzarote Committee has granted observer status to WePROTECT Global Alliance, international movement dedicated to putting online-facilitated child sexual abuse and exploitation on the global agenda and mobilising a worldwide campaign to end it.
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