Ending child sexual abuse both on and offline requires a multi-perspective approach. Which is why there was a need to establish the European Child Sexual Abuse Legislation Advocacy Group (ECLAG), and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is proud to be a member.
ECLAG is a partnership that brings together the expertise of child rights professionals, survivors of sexual violence, child protection hotlines, law enforcement agencies, technology experts, and more, to fight to protect children from sexual violence and abuse.
The organisations involved in ECLAG are working together to advocate for the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation proposed by the European Commission in May 2022.
In March 2023, ECLAG hosted its first high-level event in Brussels supporting the proposed EU regulation. Michael Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at IWF, was on a panel of experts discussing what policymakers will need to adjust in the regulation to better protect children globally.
More than 60 European and global organisations are represented under the ECLAG banner. The IWF is part of the ECLAG steering group which consists of the Brave Movement, ECPAT, Missing Children Europe, Terre des Hommes and Thorn.
Watch below as ECLAG partner organisations IWF, Missing Children Europe, ECPAT International, Terre des Hommes and Brave Movement, with Ashton Kutcher from Thorn, discuss new EU child safety legislation.
IWF signs open letter applauding LIBE Committee’s report and supports calls for amendments that will more concretely ensure child safety online.
