Georgia participates in European Day against Sexual Abuse of Children
Georgian Public Defender's office notes that it is ‘essential’ to raise public awareness on sexual abuse of children. Photo: CoE Children
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Today is European Day of the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. Georgia has been a signatory country of the Council of Europe’s Convention for the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse since 2015.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric has addressed the countries to ensure that children’s ‘circle of trust’ is made as safe as possible.
States must spare no effort to ensure that the places where children spend their lives – whether at home, school, sports and leisure facilities or care settings – are made safer for children, she said.
18 November is the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.
— CoE Children (@CoE_children) November 12, 2021
Take a moment to think about what you can do to help protect children against sexual violence.
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The Georgian Public Defender’s 2021 report on the administration of justice on crimes of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children says that in the years 2014-2020, investigations were made into 1,743 cases of sexual abuse of children. However, the number of convictions was ‘almost twice less than the rate of criminal prosecution in cases of sexual abuse of children’.
The ombudsman’s office notes that it is ‘essential’ to raise public awareness on sexual abuse of children, especially among minors.