The Lanzarote Committee is mandated to facilitate the collection, analysis and exchange of information, experience and promising practices presented by Parties, civil society and other stakeholders to improve the capacity to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children.

To do so, the Committee organises capacity building activities, such as study visits, conferences or hearings on specific challenges raised by the implementation of the Convention.

 

 

Capacity-building activities carried out from past to present:

Public capacity-building seminar of the Lanzarote Committee on the statutes of limitations in respect of sexual offences against children and approaches to the legal age for sexual activities, 31 May 2023, Strasbourg and online

 Programme

 Video recording: morning session and afternoon session

 Comparative study of the statutes of limitations in respect of sexual offences against children in the State Parties to the Lanzarote Convention

 Comparative study of the legal age for sexual activities in the State Parties to the Lanzarote Convention

Public online event on the impact of the Lanzarote Convention on case-law, decisions and legislation, 4 October 2021

Event to present the independent experts’ report “Respecting human rights and the rule of law when using automated technology to detect online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA)", 28 June 2021

 Concept note and programme

 Video recording

 Report

Collection of information on the Statute of limitation

Collection of information on the Legal age for sexual activities / Age of sexual consent

Capacity-building event on multidisciplinary approach and interagency cooperation in Cyprus to protect children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, Nicosia, 15 October 2019

Capacity-building event on "Ending sexual abuse of children in sport", The Hague, 6 November 2018

Conference “Ending sexual exploitation and abuse of children: towards a world of trust”, Strasbourg, 24-25 October 2017

Conference “Ending sexual exploitation and abuse of children: towards a world of trust”, Strasbourg, France (24-25 October 2017), on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Council of Europe Convention for the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (the Lanzarote Convention)

Interpol capacity-building study visit, Lyon, 22 November 2016

Europol capacity-building study visit, The Hague, 16 March 2015

Conference on preventing sexual abuse of children, Madrid, 10-11 December 2013

A conference on “Preventing sexual abuse of children”, Madrid, Spain (10-11 December 2013) to provide the Lanzarote Committee with the necessary information, issues and good practices on specific aspects regarding the prevention of sexual abuse of children.

                 

Learning from good practices: Council of Europe to strengthen international cooperation to tackle sexual violence against children, Rome, 29-30 November 2012

A conference on “The role of international cooperation in tacking sexual violence against children, Rome, Italy (29-30 November 2012). The purpose of this conference was to raise awareness on the Lanzarote Convention and to discuss and exchange views on the potentials of its Article 38 on International Cooperation.

Representatives from the Council of Europe Member States but also experts from other countries, NGO representatives and other independent institutions, as well as other partners, including the United Nations and the European Union, all took part in this meeting, which gave the Lanzarote Committee the opportunity to listen, analyse and share good practices from all over the world in the field of child protection, therefore promoting national and international co-operation overall.

Videos by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Further information on the Conference:

Presentations and speeches:

Lanzarote Committee members visit Iceland's Children's House, Reykjavik, 31 May-1 June 2012

A study visit of the Barnahus (Children’s House) model in Reykjavik, Iceland (31 May – 1 June 2012). The Barnahus is based on an interdisciplinary and multiagency approach which puts the best interest of the child at the heart of investigative procedures, thereby avoiding any secondary victimisation of the child. During their visit, Members of the Lanzarote Committee met a court judge, prosecutors, members of the police force, but also exchanged views with child protection services and medical professionals.