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Helsingin Sanomat opinion piece: Hear Our Voice
OPINION PIECE This opinion piece was originally published in Finnish in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper 13.8.2022 and has been translated...
Matilda Sandvik
Aug 18, 20222 min read


Pride Month May be Over, But We Always Need to Prioritise Online Safety of LGBTQI+ Youth
BLOG POST To work to protect children from sexual violence online means ensuring the online safety of all children. This includes LGBTQI+...
Protect Children
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Specialist Katariina Leivo visits the Canadian Centre for Child Protection
BLOG POST I had an opportunity to visit the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) located in Winnipeg in July 2022. Their work and...
Katariina Leivo
Jul 28, 20223 min read


Global platforms, partial protections: Design discriminations on social media platforms
REPORT New report by Fairplay reveals discriminatory international practices on top social media platforms.
Protect Children
Jul 12, 20223 min read


Finnish Parliamentary Election 2023 Goals
STATEMENT Protect Children Finnish 2023 Parliamentary Election Goals Protect Children has outlined five main goals for the upcoming...
Protect Children
Jul 11, 20221 min read


Finland wants better protection for children online
REPORT Finland wants better protection for children online Tegan Insoll & Rys Farthing © Suojellaan Lapsia ry. 2022 Children are...
Protect Children
Jul 7, 20221 min read


Darknet Online Communities of Child Sexual Abusers
REPORT ReDirection Report Darknet Online Communities of Child Sexual Abusers: Reinforcing and Rationalising Offending Behaviour This...
Protect Children
May 25, 20221 min read


Ukrainian and Finnish First Ladies' Mother's Day Speeches
BLOG POST In honor of Ukrainian mothers in Finland, Protect Children and partners donated a game to Finnish libraries and for groups with...
Protect Children
May 16, 20221 min read


Many abusers contact children directly - we need to stop this now
BLOG POST This blog post in collaboration with WeProtect Global Alliance explores the findings of the new research by Protect Children on...
Protect Children
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Communication from Protect Children Regarding the Urgency in Removing CSAM From the Internet
Protect Children has conducted unprecedented, groundbreaking, and vital research on individuals who search for and view child sexual abuse m
Anna Ovaska
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse Material Users Contacting Children Online
RESEARCH ARTICLE Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse Material Users Contacting Children Online: Results of an Anonymous Multilingual...
Protect Children
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Feedback from users suggests that ReDirection Self-Help Program successfully decreases CSAM use
BLOG POST The ReDirection Self-Help Program is an anonymous rehabilitative program which aims to help individuals stop using child sexual...
Protect Children
Feb 15, 20221 min read


Protect Children Annual Report 2021
ANNUAL REPORT Protect Children Annual Report 2021 Protect Children / Suojellaan Lapsia ry. is a non-governmental and non-profit...
Protect Children
Feb 11, 20221 min read


Online Crimes of Sexual Violence Against Children in Finland: Statistics on Crimes and Perpetrators
The White Paper presents the most recent statistics on crimes of sexual violence against children in Finland. It presents new findings from
Protect Children
Feb 3, 20221 min read


Abuse in Finland: Investigations - but failures to compensate and protect
BLOGPOST On World Children’s Day November 20th, 2016, Mr. Juha Rehula, minister of Family Affairs and Social Services at the time,...
Protect Children
Feb 1, 20223 min read


Data Protection Day 2022: Ensuring Children’s Rights in the Digital Space
BLOG POST Each year on January 28th we celebrate Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside Europe). This is an important occasion...
Matilda Sandvik
Jan 28, 20223 min read


Human Rights Day 2021
BLOG POST Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the very day when, in 1948, the United Nations General...
Matilda Sandvik
Dec 10, 20212 min read


International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021
BLOG POST Easy-Read version of the blog can be found below According to UNESCO, disability inclusion is an essential condition to...
Katariina Leivo
Dec 3, 20213 min read


International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Today, on 25 November 2021, we come together to raise awareness about violence against women and girls around the world and call for stronge
Tegan Insoll
Nov 25, 20213 min read


#ReDirection Film
VIDEO The creation, distribution, and use of CSAM is a far greater problem than what is publicly acknowledged. It is an urgent public...
Tegan Insoll
Nov 22, 20211 min read
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