Strasbourg, 20-22 June 2018

Agenda


1. Opening of the meeting, adoption of the agenda and up-date on ratifications of the Lanzarote Convention


2. Monitoring of the implementation of the Lanzarote Convention

2.1. Urgent monitoring rounds

2.1.1. “Protecting children affected by the refugee crisis from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse”: exchange of views on follow-up given in particular to the “urge” recommendations of the special report

2.1.2. “Protecting asylum-seeking children in the transit zones at the Serbian/Hungarian border”: information from the Serbian authorities on recommendation R3 within the context of the special report prepared by the members of the delegation of the Lanzarote Committee having carried out the visit in the transit zones

2.2. 2nd monitoring round: “The protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse facilitated by ICTs”

2.2.1. Mapping of research findings concerning the production and/or possession of sexually explicit images and/or videos by children by Ms CHATZINIKOLAOU (Ghent University, Belgium)

2.2.2. Exchange of views on the observations prepared by the Rapporteurs on replies/contributions to questions 8-11 of the thematic questionnaire:

- Question 8 – Legislation – prepared by Rapporteur Ms MARKU (Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre);

- Question 9 – Criminalisation – prepared by Rapporteur Ms TROPPACHER (Austria);

- Question 10 – Production and possession of self-generated sexually explicit images and/or videos by children for their own private use – prepared by Rapporteur Ms FISCHEROVA (Slovak Republic);

- Question 11 – Reference in law to ICT facilitated sexual coercion and/or extortion – prepared by Rapporteur Ms ATABEKOVA (Russian Federation).

2.2.3. Appointment of Rapporteurs to prepare observations on replies/contributions received with regard to the following questions:

- Question 12 – Jurisdiction rules;

- Question 13 – Specialised units/departments/sections;

- Question 14 – Challenges in the prosecution phase;

- Question 15 – Training of professionals.

2.2.4. State of play concerning the use of the Guidelines for Implementation of Child Participation in the 2nd thematic monitoring round


3. Exchange of information, experiences and good practices

3.1. Discussion on the comments made by the Lanzarote Committee Bureau on a mapping study on cyberviolence prepared by the Cybercrime Convention Committee Working Group on cyber-bullying and other forms of online violence, especially against women and children (T-CY CBG)

3.2. Participation of the Lanzarote Committee in outside events

3.2.1. Debriefing by Ms CASTELLO-BRANCO (Lanzarote Committee Member of the Bureau, Portugal) of the Round Table on the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in the Republic of Moldova: challenges and good practices (Chisinau, 19-21 February 2018);

3.2.2. Debriefing by Ms DE CRAIM (Lanzarote Committee Vice Chairperson, Belgium) of her participation in the Presentation and Discussion of ECPAT International - INTERPOL report: “Towards a Global Indicator on Unidentified Victims in Child Sexual Exploitation Material” (Brussels, 6 March, 2018);

3.2.3. Debriefing by Mr JANIZZI (Luxembourg) of his participation in a conference on data protection and children on the Internet organised by the Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) (Rabat, 14 March 2018);

3.2.4. Debriefing by Mr NIKOLAIDIS (Lanzarote Committee Chairperson, Greece) of his participation in the launch of the Start to Talk call for action (Madrid, 5 April 2018)

3.2.5. Debriefing by Ms CASTELLO-BRANCO (Lanzarote Committee Member of the Bureau and Gender Equality Rapporteur, Portugal) of her participation in the Round Table discussion and organisational meeting for a proposed global study and mobilisation on the sexual exploitation of boys (Geneva, 15 May 2018)

3.2.6. Debriefing by Ms SCAPPUCCI (Lanzarote Committee Executive Secretary) of her participation in the 1st Interagency Working Group meeting to prepare Draft Guidelines on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) to be submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Geneva, 16 May 2018)

3.2.7. Debriefing by Mr NIKOLAIDIS (Lanzarote Committee Chairperson, Greece) of his participation in the International Summit on child Protection in Travel and Tourism (Bogota, 6-7 June 2018)

3.2.8. Debriefing by the CAHENF Secretariat of the:

- 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Rights of the Child (CAHENF, Strasbourg, 21-23 March 2018);

- 1st meeting of the Group of Experts on responses to violence against children (CAHENF-VAC) (Strasbourg, 17-18 May 2018).

3.3. Presentation of relevant activities by national authorities, international governmental and non-governmental organisations, experts, as well as services of the Council of Europe

3.3.1. Presentation by Ms STACIWA and Mr KLANČNIK (Strategic analysts, EUROPOL) on “Childlike sex dolls”

3.3.2. Presentation by Ms CZARNECKI (Anti-Child Trafficking and Child Protection Officer, ECPAT Germany) of the ECPAT International - INTERPOL report: “Towards a Global Indicator on Unidentified Victims in Child Sexual Exploitation Material

3.3.3. Presentation by Mr PICAL (Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates) of the main conclusions of the World Congress on Justice for Children – Strengthening Justice Systems for Children: Challenges, including disengagement from violent extremism (Paris, 28-30 May 2018)

3.3.4. Presentation by Mr NIKOLAIDIS (Lanzarote Committee Chairperson, Greece) of the project “Support to Adult Survivors of Child Abuse in institutional settings (SASCA)”

3.3.5. Up-coming international events of interest to the Lanzarote Committee:

- Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention Octopus Conference (Strasbourg, 11-13 July 2018);

- Nordic Congress on Child Welfare: Safety for Children: New thinking – New approaches (Reykjavik, 5-7 September 2017);

- 2018 edition of the European Day on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (18 November).

3.4. Presentation of relevant initiatives of the Parliamentary Assembly and Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of the Council of Europe


4. Council of Europe cooperation projects on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse

4.1. Up-date concerning on-going projects development

4.2. Information concerning projects in the pipeline


5. Procedural matters

5.1. Adoption of the Lanzarote Committee’s 4th activity report

5.2. Exchange of views on possible ways and means to maintain the monitoring process effective

5.3. Exchange of views on possible ways and means to ensure that operational follow-up is given to its findings

5.4. Appointment of representatives and substitutes of the Lanzarote Committee to:

- CAHENF

- CAHENF-VAC

- T-CY

5.5. Adoption of the list of decisions of the meeting


6. Any other business


7. Dates of the next meetings

- 22nd meeting: 7-9 November 2018

- 23rd meeting: 5-7 March 2019

- 24th meeting: 4-6 June 2019

- 25th meeting: 3-5 December 2019


Documents:

List of decisions