Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

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The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, commonly known as the Lanzarote Convention, is a binding international treaty that obliges member states to criminalize all forms of sexual abuse of children and to implement comprehensive measures for prevention, protection, and victim support.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Council of Europe convention
child protection treaty
human rights treaty
international treaty
adoptedBy Council of Europe NERFINISHED
aimsTo prevent sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children
promote national and international cooperation against sexual exploitation and abuse of children
protect child victims of sexual offences
alsoKnownAs CETS No. 201 NERFINISHED
appliesTo States Parties to the convention
basedOnPrinciple best interests of the child
enteredIntoForce 2010-07-01
establishesMonitoringBody Committee of the Parties to the Lanzarote Convention NERFINISHED
language English
French
legalStatus binding on States Parties
monitoredBy Lanzarote Committee NERFINISHED
openedForSignature 2007-10-25
openTo Council of Europe member states
non-member states under certain conditions
partOf Council of Europe treaty series NERFINISHED
primarySubject protection of children
sexual abuse of children
sexual exploitation of children
protects children under 18 years of age
region Europe
requires criminalization of knowingly accessing child pornography
criminalization of solicitation of children for sexual purposes
measures to assist and support child victims
programmes for prevention and awareness-raising
training for professionals working with children
requiresCriminalizationOf all forms of sexual abuse of children
requiresMeasuresFor international cooperation
investigation and prosecution of offences
prevention of sexual exploitation of children
protection of child victims
support of child victims
scopeIncludes child pornography
child prostitution
corruption of children
grooming of children for sexual purposes
participation of a child in pornographic performances
sexual abuse of children in institutions
sexual abuse of children in the home
shortName Lanzarote Convention NERFINISHED
signedAt Lanzarote NERFINISHED
signedInCountry Italy NERFINISHED

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Lanzarote Convention fullName Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse