According to EUAA, IOM and OECD analysis, the global search traffic for “Ukrainian porn” increased 600% since the start of the humanitarian crisis
February 24, 2023, will mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory.
“CRO Cyber Rights Organization expresses concern about the intensification of the conflict and draws the attention of the international actors to the protection of Ukrainian children and the fight against child sexual abuse material“, said Director Annachiara Sarto, expert in Child protection, trained in UN circles and already founder of the NGO Protection4kids.
In a year of war, indeed, we have recorded alarming phenomena of intensification of child sexual abuse material, risk of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
Andrea Baggio, EMEA CEO of ReputationUP Group, of which CRO is a part, joins the call to action to protect the lives and rights of children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
The context of Ukraine and vulnerable groups
CRO strongly condemns Russia’s war action against the Ukrainian territory and strives to ensure that the human rights of Ukrainian citizens are respected. The Organization believes that one year after the outbreak of the conflict, international actors should press for an end to the war and Russia should withdraw its army, because of numerous human rights violations.
UNODC researchhas shown that the effects of conflict make people vulnerable to traffickers: lack of livelihoods, disrupted essential services, challenges to the rule of law, internal displacement and the risk of exploitation in armed conflict; all these variables contribute to increasing exposure to traffickers.
Internally displaced people and people in areas of active conflict are at increased risk of physical and sexual violence, trauma and other abuses. This, in turn, increases the risk of trafficking, labor trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation,…
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