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Why is it important for EU law enforcement agencies to have access to specialised technologies?
The EU proposes a new new European Centre to combat child sexual abuse on and offline.
In 2020, the European Union has adopted a new a  “Strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse”. This strategy is in place to address sexual abuse in both the offline and the online worlds....

In early 2019, the End Violence Partnership invested $7 million to develop Disrupting Harm, a holistic and innovative research project that aims to better understand how digital technology facilitates the sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
The Partnership brought together and funded three global organisations – ECPAT International, INTERPOL and the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti – to undertake new research in 13 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. This...

New leadership for a new chapter in ECPAT’s strategic future
BANGKOK—The ECPAT International Secretariat team are happy to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director, Mr. Guillaume Landry.
With over two decades of professional experience in the field of organizational development, interagency collaboration, and multidisciplinary research in child protection and children’s rights, Mr. Landry takes the helm the start of a bold, new chapter...

We know that norms about gender and masculinity play a key role in the sexual exploitation of boys all around the world. What’s expected of “being a man” can vary between different countries. The Global Boys Initiative, or ECPAT Boys Study examines gender...