WUNRN

http://www.wunrn.com

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/51sess.htm

IMPORTANT: IT IS NECESSARY TO FIRST CLICK WEBSITE LINK AND THEN CLICK TO THE REPORT OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 51st SESSION - 2007.

Report of the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women
[ Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish ]

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - THE GIRL CHILD

14.9 Violence and Discrimination

(j) Develop and strengthen partnerships involving Governments, civil society, the media and business sectors and other relevant actors in the elimination of child pornography including child pornography transmitted through the media and ICT's, in the protection of the girl child from related abuses and exploitation, and in training, inter alia, law enforcers, prosecutors, judges and social workers, as appropriate, in order to build effective capacities to eradicate child pornography;

_________________________________________________________________________

International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

http://www.icmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_X1&PageId=3085

Model Child Pornography Legislation and Global Review

Developing and championing “model legislation” with regards to child pornography is crucial to a successful outcome in the fight against child pornography. Consequently, we conducted research into the child pornography legislation currently in place in the 186 Interpol Member Countries.

In particular, we were looking to see if national legislation:

(1) exists with specific regard to child pornography, and not just pornography in general;
(2) provides a definition of child pornography;
(3) expressly criminalizes computer-facilitated offenses;
(4) criminalizes possession of child pornography, regardless of the intent to distribute; and
(5) requires Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to report suspected child pornography to law enforcement or to some other mandated agency.

As of today, we have completed researching the legislation from all 186 Member Countries, and our end results are, to say the least, shocking:

• only 5 Countries meet all of the criteria set forth above;
• only 23 Countries meet all but the last criteria, pertaining to ISP reporting;
• 95 countries have no legislation at all that specifically addresses child pornography.

Of the remaining Countries that do have legislation specifically addressing child pornography:

• 55 Countries do not define child pornography in national legislation;
• 27 Countries do not explicitly provide for computer-facilitated offenses; and
• 42 Countries do not criminalize possession of child pornography, regardless of the intent to distribute.

In addition to the legislative review, we are making available, via the IRC and in hard-copy format, model legislation and regional “best samples,” when possible. Taking into considering varying cultural, socio-economic, and political norms, our model legislation resembles more of a menu of concepts as opposed to actual statutory language. Topics addressed include:

(1) Defining “child” for the purposes of child pornography as anyone under the age of 18, regardless of the age of sexual consent;
(2) Defining “child pornography,” and ensuring that the definition includes computer- and Internet-specific terminology;
(3) Creating offenses specific to child pornography in the national penal code, including criminalizing the possession of child pornography, regardless of one’s intent to distribute, and including provisions specific to downloading or viewing images on the Internet;
(4) Ensuring criminal penalties for parents or legal guardians who acquiesce to their child’s participation in child pornography;
(5) Penalizing those who make known to others where to find child pornography;
(6) Including grooming provisions;
(7) Punishing attempt crimes;
(8) Establishing mandatory-reporting requirements for healthcare and social-service professionals, teachers, law-enforcement officers, photo developers, information-technology (IT) professionals, ISPs, credit-card companies, and banks;
(9) Addressing the criminal liability of children involved in pornography; and
(10) Enhancing penalties for repeat offenders, organized-crime participants, and other aggravated factors considered upon sentencing.

Please click on the links below to view the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children's (ICMEC) latest report on global child pornography legislation.

Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review (English)
Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review (French)
Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review (Arabic)
Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review (Spanish)
Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review (Russian)

================================================================
To leave the list, send your request by email to: wunrn_listserve-request@lists.wunrn.com. Thank you.