Rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse - vote - 27.6.23
On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, the FEMM Committee voted on the draft opinion on “Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse”.
At least one in five children falls victim to sexual violence during childhood. A 2021 global study found that more than one in three respondents had been asked to do something sexually explicit online during their childhood, and over half had experienced a form of child sexual abuse online. Children with disabilities face an even higher risk of experiencing sexual violence. Despite the fact that the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse materials are criminalised across the EU, it is clear that the EU is currently still failing to protect children from falling victim to child sexual abuse.