• Topic

    Special Protection

    Children should be protected from all forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspects of their welfare in relation to the digital environment.Exploitation may occur in many forms, such as economic exploitation, including child labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, the sale, trafficking and abduction of children and the recruitment of children to participate in criminal activities, including forms of cybercrime.

    By creating and sharing content, children may be economic actors in the digital environment, which may result in their exploitation.

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Classification of online risks

This guide sets out good practices by which professionals can respond constructively to the range of online risks of harm encountered by children in Europe.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Instrument zur Risikobewertung sexualisierter Gewalt im digitalen Umfeld

Instrument for Risk Assessment of Sexualized Violence in the Digital Environment

To mark Safer Internet Day on 7 February 2023, Children's Rights.Digital and ECPAT Germany presented a new tool for identifying and preventing sexualized violence online. It enables providers and developers to assess the risks of their content and establish suitable countermeasures. It also provides educational professionals with valuable insights into the initiation and progression of such acts of violence in order to strengthen the safety of children and young people in the digital space. The tool is available for download and supports the integration of digital threats into existing protection concepts.

Ansicht: Berichterstattung von dem Internet Governance Forum 2022

Coverage of the Internet Governance Forum 2022

Summary of IGF materials: daily reports, interview with Jutta Croll, and session recordings.

[Translate to Englisch:] von links nach rechts: Paolo Glowacki, Kathrin Morasch, Jutta Croll, Max Zuber, Sophie Longwe, Elisabeth Schauermann

Focus on the people: The 17th United Nations Internet Governance Forum ended on Friday, 02 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The 17th Internet Governance Forum concluded on 2 December with a call to urgently connect the 2.7 billion who are unconnected by increasing infrastructure investment, fostering digital literacy, harnessing advanced technologies, and building a safe and secure digital space where fundamental human rights are realized.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: How do we get this Right? - Tag 2 und 3: Umgang mit Rechten und Pflichten?

How do we get this Right? - Day 2 and 3 dealing with Rights and Responsibilities?

Summary of Day 2 and 3

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: „Was ein Kind gesagt bekommt“

What a Child is Told

In 2019, the German government jointly submitted the 5th and 6th State Report, which was discussed before the Committee on the Rights of the Child in September 2022. Subsequently, the Committee published its so-called Concluding Observations

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: IGF 2022: Rechte von Kindern und Jugendlichen

IGF 2022 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s government will host the UN Internet Governance Forum 2022 at the UN-ECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 28 to December 2, 2022

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: IGF 2022: Rechte von Kindern und Jugendlichen

IGF 2022: Children’s and young people’s rights

The 17th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting will be hosted by the Government of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa in a hybrid format from 28 November to 2 December 2022.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Überarbeitung der Leitlinien der EU für die Förderung und den Schutz der Rechte des Kindes (2017)

Revision of the EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (2017)

The guidelines recall international standards on the rights of the child and provide comprehensive guidance as well as concrete ways to promote effectively and protect the rights of the child.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Die Afrikanische Jugendcharta

African Youth Charter

The African Youth Charter provides a framework for youth empowerment and development activities at the continental, regional and national levels across Africa.