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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Children/Pages/ChildrenIndex.aspx
UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child
Prostitution, and Child Pornography
This is the only mandate of the UN Special procedures system with
an exclusive focus on children. In its resolution 7/13, the Human Rights Council mandated the Special Rapporteur, in
particular through visits and exchange of communications with Governments, to,
inter alia:
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INTERPOL is the
world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Its role is to enable police
around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. INTERPOL’s
high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the
growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.
INTERPOL DIRECTORY ON MISSING PERSONS – CHILDREN & ADULTS
http://www.interpol.int/notice/search/missing
http://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Crimes-against-children/Crimes-against-children
Crimes Against Children - Girls
Crimes against children tend to be local
crimes with the vast majority taking place within the home or family
circle. There are, however, a number of areas where there is an
international angle:
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Internet crimes: crimes against children are facilitated by
the Internet, the increased use of which in recent years has led to a huge rise
in offending. Not only can offenders distribute and access child abuse material
more easily, but they can also come into direct contact with children – via
chatrooms and social networking sites. We run a project in conjunction with
Internet Access Service Providers to block access to child abuse material online.
·
Travelling sex offenders: also known as “sex tourism”, this
type of crime involves the abuse of children in developing countries by people
who travel there. The relative wealth of the offender coupled with lack of
understanding or effective legislation means that the abuse of children is
easier in these countries. This type of crime is linked to child
trafficking, organized crime and murder.
These types of crimes represent a huge
challenge for police worldwide and require specialized skills and increased
resources. At INTERPOL, we encourage investigators around the world to make
maximum use of our tools and services.
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Victim identification: we work to identify the victims of child
sexual abuse depicted in photographs and films. This involves a combination of
traditional investigative methods and image analysis. Crucial to this work is
the International Child Sexual Exploitation image database which uses
sophisticated image comparison software to make connections between victims and
places.
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Yellow Notices:
at the request of a member country, INTERPOL can issue a yellow notice to help
locate missing persons, especially minors. These notices are circulated on an
international basis and recorded in INTERPOL's database of missing and abducted
children.
We also provide training and promote
best practice to police in our member countries. We bring together experts in
the INTERPOL Specialists Group on Crimes against Children. Formed in 1992, this
group consists of a number of sub-groups dealing with particular issues and
chaired by investigators from around the world.
In addition, we work closely with many
other agencies, both governmental and non governmental, in this area and are
involved in many training programmes and other projects worldwide. In
particular, we work in partnership with CIRCAMP (the COSPOL Internet Related Child Abuse Material
Project) and the Virtual Global Taskforce.
It is worth noting that we avoid using the term "child pornography" when describing images of sexual abuse of children. Other, more appropriate terminology includes the term "child sexual abuse material".