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Protect Children
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Protect Children deeply concerned over European Parliament’s compromise
STATEMENT/OPINION 31.10.2023 The European Parliament’s compromise agreement risks leaving children in even greater danger, in a time when...


Protect Children
Sep 29, 20232 min read
Cybersecurity Month – Let's strengthen children’s digital safety skills together
NEWS October is European Cybersecurity Month. The annual campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about cyber security and online...

Protect Children
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Little Girl Project Podcast - Protect Children's survivor advocacy work
PODCAST Little Girl Project Podcast Episode 3 - Protect Children's survivor advocacy work In the third episode of the Little Girl...

Protect Children
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Online crimes of sexual violence against children in Finland
REPORT Online crimes of sexual violence against children in Finland - Experiences of Finnish survivors and results from perpetrator...


Protect Children
Mar 17, 20232 min read
Survivors and Politicians Discuss the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Children
NEWS Protect Children organises a roundtable discussion for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and politicians - How do we protect...

Protect Children
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Abuse Survivors From All Over Europe Launch EU Petition
PRESS RELEASE 22.02.2023, Paris ABUSE SURVIVORS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE LAUNCH EU PETITION Today, on the official European Day for Victims...


Protect Children
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Matilda Sandvik, Child Rights Specialist, appears on Finnish television news program, Efter Nio
NEWS On 5 December 2022, Matilda Sandvik, Child Rights Specialist at Protect Children, appeared in an interview on the Swedish language...


Protect Children
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Online Road Safety Project Final Report 2020-2022
REPORT Online Road Safety Project: Final Report 2020-2022 The Online Road Safety Final Report outlines the main events, milestones and...


Matilda Sandvik
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Protect Children's Consultation to the European Commission on fighting child sexual abuse
STATEMENT Suojellaan Lapsia, Protect Children ry. Consultation to the European Commission on: Fighting child sexual abuse: detection,...


Matilda Sandvik
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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
May 18, 20222 min read
Shame – European stories: Photo and video exhibition
NEWS From Italy to Sweden – from Romania to Portugal: In recent months, nearly 100 victims of childhood sexual violence have been...

Protect Children
Feb 3, 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

Matilda Sandvik
Jan 28, 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
Dec 10, 20212 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...

Protect Children
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Supporting victims of crime in the EU - evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive
STATEMENT Protect Children gave a consultation to the European Commission on evaluating the Victims’ Rights Directive (Directive...

Matilda Sandvik
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Privacy rights and child protection - the case of Apple
Apple’s new child safety measures, released in August and meant to be made available only in the United States, include 3 significant measur


Matilda Sandvik
May 26, 20213 min read
We must find a balance between privacy rights and protecting children from sexual abuse online
BLOG POST Privacy rights are among the most traditional human rights, but discussions around them have never been as relevant for the...


Anna Ovaska
Apr 18, 20212 min read
The Future of Online Child Protection in Europe
Protect Children’s Executive Director, senior specialist Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen, legal specialist Anna Ovaska, specialist in...
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