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Organisation combatting child sexual exploitation, child pornography and child abduction.
Most countries criminalize some or all activities related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), but definitions and whether simple possession is covered vary widely; major reviews and databases show ...
Global, comparable counts of “missing children” by country are sparse and inconsistent: reporting systems differ, many countries lack data, and NGOs warn of under‑ and mis‑reporting . Some available f...
Child pornography is illegal in most countries, but laws, definitions, and enforcement vary widely: research cited in Wikipedia and NGO reports finds child pornography unlawful in a majority of states...
Brazil is identified by a recent comparative report as Latin America’s best-performing country on laws and policies to prevent and respond to child sexual exploitation and abuse, while Argentina score...
Criminal laws worldwide overwhelmingly treat production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as the gravest offence and punish it more severely than simple possession, with international instruments ...
A person who encounters suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online can use national hotlines, platform reporting tools, or global reporting portals that route reports to specialist hotlines a...
Two recent global reviews disagree on the headline count but converge on the core finding: as of the most recent public reports, a small minority of countries still lack laws that specifically crimina...
Possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is criminalized in the large majority of countries but penalties vary dramatically—from short custodial terms or fines in some jurisdictions to multi-d...
Countries across North America, Europe and Asia have documented cases where minors were exploited in pornography and have pursued prosecution through domestic criminal laws and international cooperati...
Annual totals of reported missing children in the U.S. range widely in reporting—commonly cited figures include about 460,000 reports per year (FBI/NCIC cited by Global Missing Children Network) and N...
Laws usually require a knowing or intentional element to convict someone of possessing CSAM: federal statutes criminalize “knowing” production, distribution, receipt or possession of visual depictions...