The aim of Directive (EU) 2024/1385 is to provide a European Union (EU)-wide legal basis for preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence. The directive aims to ensure a minimum level of protection across the EU against such violence. The law criminalises, amongst others, the following offences across the EU: non-consensual sharing of intimate images, cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and cyber incitement to hatred or violence. It applies to all victims of violence against women and domestic violence, regardless of their gender. 

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ASEAN: 2019 Declaration and Plan of Action to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA)

In 2019, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with the support of UNICEF and ECPAT International, adopted two key documents that reflect ASEAN governments’ commitment to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse: the Declaration on the Protection of Children from all forms...

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Australia: call for 100,000 happy pictures of children to facilitate online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) investigations

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Council of Europe: Action against cyberviolence

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Council of Europe: Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

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Council of Europe: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate speech

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European Commission: Regulation Proposal on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

May 2022 Brussels, Belgium

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European Commission: The EU Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online

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European Parliament and Council: Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence

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Germany: Action against cybermobbing

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Israel: Tackling offences against minors online

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Italy: Campaign against cyberbullying

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Norway: Action against cyberviolence

In Norway, several public and private initiatives have been undertaken. This includes the partially publicly-financed service SlettMeg.no ("DeleteMe"). This service was started and formerly run by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, but is now a separate entity. The main service is a website...

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USA: "Take it down" by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

2023

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WeProtect Global Alliance: Global Taskforce on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), June 2022

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WeProtect Global Alliance: June 2022 Summit

In June 2022, the WeProtect Global Alliance held a Global Summit on “Turning the tide on Child Sexual Abuse”. Government, civil society and private sector representatives gathered together in Brussels to discuss the scale of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as measures and...

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