The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention)
The Lanzarote Convention requires criminalisation of all kinds of sexual offences against children. It sets out that states in Europe and beyond shall adopt specific legislation and take measures to prevent sexual violence, protect child victims and prosecute perpetrators.
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
This convention provides non-judicial preventive mechanisms to protect detainees from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It is based on a system of visits by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) which frequently visits establishments where young persons are detained.
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)
The Istanbul Convention requires states parties to prevent violence against women and children, protect victims and prosecute the perpetrators. The convention introduces a number of criminal offences for physical, sexual and psychological violence for which harsher sentences are required when the offence is committed against or in the presence of a child.
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings aims to prevent trafficking in human beings, protect victims of trafficking, prosecute traffickers and promote co-ordination of national actions and international co-operation. The convention provides for special measures and procedures for children in the context of victim identification and requires that assistance provided to child victims be adapted to their special needs.
Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
The Cybercrime Convention (Budapest Convention) establishes a common approach to the criminalisation of offences related to computer systems and aims to make criminal investigations concerning such offences more effective. According to this convention, all conduct relating to child pornography must be established as a criminal offence in the state parties.
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data
The Data Protection Convention ensures respect for fundamental human rights with regard to processing of personal data. Children are holders of data protection rights under this convention and special attention must be paid to empowering children to exercise these rights.
Other legal standards:
The European Convention on the Adoption of Children (Revised)
Convention on Contact concerning Children
European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s Rights
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