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France

France has made very limited progress on ending childhood sexual violence at home and around the world.

2025 Policy indicators for France

France’s financial commitment is deteriorating rapidly, with the Bayrou government’s decision in January 2025 to cut the ODA budget by 35%, representing a radical retreat from global leadership (1).

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France has not abolished criminal statutes of limitations in relation to child sex abuse offences (2). As an EU member state, France must champion the approval of the recast Directive 2011/93/EU, which would mandate a strong minimum statute of limitations for childhood sexual violence offences in all EU countries.

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France has some protections in place to foster a safe internet, but they are inadequate. According to IWF data, 2,947 URLs displaying child sexual abuse imagery were hosted in France in 2023 (3). As an EU member state, France must champion an EU Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse which would mandate detection and removal of all forms of childhood sexual violence across all online platforms.

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While at present, France is yet to have implemented a formal, government-backed National Survivors Council, Prime Minister François Bayrou recently announced the intention to create one—the first such commitment from a French head of government and a direct result of the advocacy of the Brave Movement in France (4).

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France does not have a comprehensive National Action Plan to address childhood sexual violence which adequately addresses prevention, healing, and justice (5).

Learn more about the national action plan indicator

  1. Public Sénat. (2025). Budget 2025: le Sénat vote une coupe budgétaire de 35 % dans l’aide publique au développement.
  2. Miguel Hurtado et al. (Forthcoming). SOLs Report.
  3. Internet Watch Foundation. (2023). Annual Report 2023
  4. Brave Movement. (2025). The Brave Movement welcomes the French PM’s support for the creation of a victims council.
  5. Ministère du Travail, de la Santé, des Solidarités et des Familles. (2023). Plan de lutte contre les violences faites aux enfants 2023-2027.

Taking action! #BeBrave France!

BeBrave France members at G7 2025
Be Brave France members at G7
BeBrave France members at G7 2025
BeBrave France members at G7 2025
BeBrave France members at G7 2025
BeBrave France members at G7 2025
BeBrave France members at G7 2025
BeBrave France members at G7 2025

Insights from our #BeBrave members in France

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