Protect Children developed a new global survey for victims and survivors of image-based child sexual violence. The survey is part of our Project Lens, and aims to understand and prevent emerging forms of image-based sexual violence against children.

Protect Children Annual Report 2025

Protect Children is profoundly disappointed in the European Union’s inability to ensure continued protections for children against sexual abuse online.

The research will explore how different technology ecosystems facilitate and drive abuse, and how they influence offender’s behaviours.

You Are Enough: A Supportive Guide for Parents and Caregivers of Children Affected by Sexual Abuse With Insights and Advice from Those Who Understand

Recent headlines have highlighted both the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare’s (THL) recommendations on children’s digital device use and proposals for banning children and young people from social media. These recommendations are welcome, but we hope that the discussion about banning children and young people from social media will move onto somewhat new tracks.

Today, on Safer Internet Day, we demand urgent action against nudifying tools—technology designed to create non-consensual nude and abusive imagery, disproportionately targeting children and women.

This poem was created by one of the parents whose child have fallen victim to sexual abuse.

REPORTS Protect Children , with support from the Justice Initiative , is conducting the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey to amplify the voices and wisdom of victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence. As part of this initiative, a series of language and thematic reports are being published to present victims' and survivors' experiences across multiple languages. These reports offer valuable insights into the realities of sexual violence against children, the challe

As we step into the new year, we are taking a moment to reflect on an extraordinary year of impact.

Protect Children has provided the UN with a statement on protecting children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. The purpose of the statement was to inform the final report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council (February-March 2026), pursuant to the Human Rights Council Resolution 52/26.

REPORT Our Voice Greek Survivors: Experiences of Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation New #OurVoice language report presenting insights from 1,103 Greek-speaking victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence in response to the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey , highlighting the urgent need for stronger prevention, support and healing systems that effectively respond to the needs of victims and survivors and prevent future harm. This report is ava

Online warning messages are a promising tool to tackle use of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This report maps the current evidence and practice landscape of online CSAM warning messages.

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we focus on countless women who were denied the right to a safe childhood and subjected to sexual violence. Globally, 1 in 5 girls and women experience sexual violence before the age of 18, with 1 in 8 being subject to such severe forms of abuse as rape or assault [1].  

PAPER Our Voice Latvian Survivors: Experiences of Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation This #OurVoice paper presents insights from 608 Latvian-speaking victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence in response to the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey , highlighting the urgent need for stronger prevention, support and healing systems that effectively respond to the needs of victims and survivors and prevent future harm. The paper is available in En

This report examines the growing and evolving threat of image-based child sexual violence, amplifies the voices and experiences of victims and survivors, and highlights the urgent need for prevention and protection measures in Central Asia and beyond. 

Child sexual abuse affects an estimated 1 in 7 boys, yet their experiences are often overlooked. This report amplifies the voices of 1,431 male survivors from the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey, revealing distinct patterns of abuse, disclosure, and long-term impact, and calling for action to ensure boys and men receive the prevention, support, and care they need.

Our Deputy Director & Legal Specialist Anna Ovaska recently published a powerful opinion piece about the importance of implementing strong legislation against AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In it, she emphasises the harms AI-generated CSAM has, even if it is not directly depicting a real child.

Experiences of 1,245 Norwegian-Speaking Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, and a Nordic Comparison of Online CSAE

STATEMENT This statement addresses the disturbing phenomenon of news media outlets using blurred images of victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) in news posts and articles. While blurring images may appear to satisfy legal requirements for privacy, the emotional and psychological damage it may cause to the victim is rarely considered. Protect Children advocates strongly for the protection of the rights to safety and privacy of children by calling for an end to the use of images