Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC)’s Post

Effective proactive collaboration like this is essential in combating child sexual exploitation. Connecting the Philippines to INTERPOL’s ICSE database and providing comprehensive training empowers law enforcement with the tools and knowledge needed to protect children and bring offenders to justice. This global effort showcases the power of teamwork in creating a safer world for our children. #ChildSafety #GlobalCollaboration #LawEnforcement #ProtectChildren #lawenforcement #Preventionstrategies #safecities

🔹 Strengthening the Fight Against Online Sexual Crimes: Ivorian Police Make Significant Progress 🔹 On August 14, 2024, a new milestone was reached in Côte d'Ivoire's battle against online sexual crimes. With support from the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), twenty Ivorian police officers were awarded certificates following an intensive training program. This training is pivotal in equipping the officers with advanced skills to prevent and respond to online sexual crimes, reflecting Côte d'Ivoire’s commitment to enhancing digital security and victim protection. The program addresses the growing threat of digital gender-based violence, with annual damages exceeding 6 billion CFA francs. This initiative exemplifies international collaboration in addressing modern criminal challenges. 🌍👮♀️ #LawEnforcement #DigitalSecurity #GlobalPartnerships

The EU Anti-Trafficking Day provides a crucial reminder of the urgent need to combat human trafficking in all its forms. ⏱️ Forced labour, sexual exploitation, and confiscation of documents are just some of the serious crimes perpetrated against countless individuals worldwide. 🫂 🔉Let’s take this opportunity to raise awareness about the dangers of human trafficking, ensuring that fewer victims fall into its devastating trap. Together, we can make a difference. 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏼 #EndHumanTrafficking #EUAgainstTrafficking IOM Lithuania https://lnkd.in/e3zdBz5W

"Like any criminal market, #humantrafficking does not happen in isolation, but within a #criminalecosystem. It is driven by enablers such as #moneylaundering, #corruption at all levels and technology, and its occurrence can be related to other criminal activities, such as #armstrafficking, #financialcrimes, #drugtrafficking, migrant smuggling and #cybercrime." Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime https://lnkd.in/d8PFVrc6

This assessment aims to raise awareness about the role and involvement of women in transnational organised crime in Africa. Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Institute for Security Studies INTERPOL Report > https://lnkd.in/gQkGveg5

🌐 Transnational Organised Crime (TOC) is one of the biggest threats to growth and development in Africa. Through #GIFP action #ENACT, INTERPOL has strived to minimise the impact of TOC by providing African Law Enforcement with capacity building in Crime Intelligence Analysis.   👮♀ As a means of spurring gender mainstreaming, ENACT INTERPOL, launched the womENACTion initiatives in 2022, which is a free virtual network with 200 female police officers from 34 African countries. This network allows for female police officers to share experiences, tools & learning resources with their counterparts in other countries and thus streamline networking and cooperation.   🤝 These capacity building activities and research have led to an interesting finding: “actively including women officers improves Crime Intelligence Analysis.” Furthermore, gender mainstreaming can also assist in predicting criminal behaviour because criminal behaviour is often subject to gender dynamics. Diversity in perspective and experiences is crucial within intelligence analysis as it aids in effective, informed, and unbiased decision making.   To learn more about womENACTion watch : https://lnkd.in/eR4q3P-c En français: https://lnkd.in/evBqDbnV     #EUForeignPolicy Institute for Security Studies Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime INTERPOL

The womENACTion initiative: making crime intelligence analysis in Africa more inclusive Research shows that actively including women officers improves crime intelligence analysis. INTERPOL #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion https://lnkd.in/diyYSrHa

Section 1 of Ghana’s Human Trafficking Act defines the act as recruiting, transporting, harbouring, or trading persons within/across borders by threats, force, coercion, fraud, deception, abuse of power, exploitation of vulnerability, etc. #EndChildTrafficking #CMGhana

Based on ground-breaking research from the DRC, Kenya and Uganda, this paper explores women's roles in #OrganisedCrime. Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime INTERPOL Institute for Security Studies https://lnkd.in/dJKvnmN9

The Human Dignity Foundation (HDF) has invested over £60 million to help tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse across the world. This has supercharged Childlight’s efforts to shine a light on the true nature and prevalence of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We call for it to be treated as a global health pandemic. It is happening in every country, every second of every day, has lifelong consequences for victims and society and is growing exponentially. Last year over 300 million children were victims. However, children can’t wait so why we make the case for this disease to be treated as a public health issue we need to protect children today from immediate and ongoing harm. I am therefore delighted to see HDF invest in front line policing capabilities via the leadership of Stephen Kavangh, INTERPOL’s head of crime. These funds will accelerate the pace at which INTERPOL member countries can transform their capabilities to safeguard children and prevent perpetrators from committing further abuse. We must work together to prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse from happening in the first place. As a public health issue it is largely preventable - as long as we make good, evidence based decisions that focus on the needs and safety of the child. Children can’t wait.