EVENT
On 21-22 October 2021, Protect Children specialists attended and presented at the Academy of European Law (ERA) Conference: ‘Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Role of law enforcement agencies and the internet industry’ in Tallinn.
Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen, Executive Director; Anna Ovaska, Legal Specialist; and Tegan Insoll, Project Researcher, presented the findings from the recently published research on the use of child sexual abuse materials on the dark web – sharing findings and recommendations for future work and research.
The key topics of the conference included:
European and international legal instruments to fight child sex abuse material
Measures against advertising abuse opportunities and sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism
Preventive intervention programmes or measures
Intervention programmes or measures on a voluntary basis in the course of or after criminal proceedings
The seminar aimed to assess and debate legal measures to prevent and combat the production, processing, possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material on the internet. Particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between law enforcement agencies and the internet industry.
Thank you to ERA and the Estonian Prosecutor’s Office for inviting Protect Children to join this important event.