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Why the G7 must prioritize childhood sexual violence: A survivor’s call from Jamaica to the world
As a survivor, I speak with the weight of lived experience. As an advocate, I speak for the countless children whose voices are still silenced
June 5, 2025
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From awareness to action: Why Every G7 country needs a national action plan to end childhood sexual violence
Seven of the richest nations do not have a complete national action plan - that includes prevention, healing and justice - to address childhood sexual violence. Without a national action plan, there is no meaningful action. Without action, we cannot ensure that children can thrive in safety, free from the threat of sexual violence. These three pillars of prevention, healing, and justice deepen our understanding of the multifaceted nature of violence. I wrote a play called GROOMED about the psychological effects of child sexual abuse. Awareness is a term used frequently about child sexual abuse. What as a society are we actually doing for prevention, healing and justice? The Police Crime Commissioners estimate one adult in 60 is a sexual threat to children. Abuse is damage to the core identity of the child that will persist forever unless properly attended to. Comprehensive national action plans must include funding for long-term, survivor-informed healing services, not just crisis intervention, but the deep work of recovery. That includes national policies to eliminate legal barriers and to ensure that institutions can no longer hide behind bureaucracy. But now, I find meaning in a different kind of scorecard: the G7 Scorecard on childhood sexual violence. Every survivor deserves healing, no matter when they come forward. But most importantly, ask yourself: Why don’t we have a national action plan yet and what are we waiting for?
June 5, 2025
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Time for justice - why Europe must unite to make sure child sex abusers never escape
A statute of limitation in relation to childhood sexual violence defines the maximum amount of time a victim can wait before starting legal proceedings against the perpetrators. Setting this limit for survivors of childhood sexual abuse is harmful as it means that many do not recieve justice if they can’t speak up within the imposed deadline, which is usually an arbitrary amount of time. Governments retaining these harmful statutes of limitation for survivors of childhood sexual abuse is not only deeply unfair to victims but dangerous for future generations and extremely costly for society. For these reasons it's not surprising that the complete elimination of statutes of limitations in relation to childhood sexual violence of is one of the highest priorities of the global survivor movement. Unfortunately for them, evidence obtained from countries that have no statutes of limitations in relation to childhood sexual violence disprove that claim. There are some types of evidence that survive the passage of time such as a criminals' confessions, DNA, child sex abuse material, the internal archives of institutions that have shielded abusers (i.e. catholic church, boy scouts) or multiple victims who describe the same modus operandi committed by a common perpetrator. The European commission and the European Parliament want to change this outrageous situation by including a legally binding common standard on the new directive against child sexual abuse. On Tuesday 17th of June, the European Parliament will vote their proposal to establish in the new directive that there should be no criminal or civil statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases.
June 4, 2025
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This societal scourge costs the global economy — and Canada’s — billions each year. The G7 must stop it. Here’s how.
The G7 finance ministers met in Banff this week. They should have had violence against children on their agenda
May 30, 2025
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Youth-led social change: Creating a generation of empowered digital citizens
By Victor Samuel, Program Manager, Action Against Child Sexual Abuse Initiative(ACSAI) ACSAI is challenging misconceptions about online violence, breaking cultural barriers that silence victims, and creating safer digital spaces for children in Africa, by amplifying the voices of digital natives and survivors. Sexual violence is often shrouded in silence due to cultural taboos, and online-assisted crimes against children and young people face similar stigma. Unfortunately, a widespread misconception exists that young people are merely users of technology, not direct victims of online crimes. Online child sexual exploitation and abuse of children, especially young girls, is on the rise. Young change makers use their own personal social media platforms to share relatable, anonymized stories, demystifying digital threats and empower young people to recognize, resist, and report abuse. They teach others about: Violence: sextortion that happens via messaging apps, grooming through fake social media accounts and AI- generated images of minors Responsible internet use: encouraging privacy settings and secure passwords, not to share or forward explicit content, understanding consent in the digital space, discouraging participation in online bullying, shaming, and knowing how to verify information sources as an essential digital literacy skill Guidance to peers experiencing abuse: listening without judgment, recognizing signs of online abuse, knowing when and how to refer peers to trusted adults or support systems, and promoting the ACSAI reporting hotline The program’s success lies in its participatory approach, ensuring that young people are not just recipients of information but active contributors in shaping solutions. At least 40 cases of online abuse have been reported through the ACSAI hotline with support from E-Changemakers Over 32 instances of child sexual abuse material and non-consensual intimate image content have been successfully removed through a range of trusted reporting mechanisms. These young ambassadors play a critical role** in: Educating peers on how to report abuse Facilitating the removal of intimate images and child sexual abuse material Advocating for a safer digital environment By working alongside young people and survivors, we have successfully co-created solutions with them. We have transformed the narrative: young people are not just spectators but active participants in creating a safer digital world. * When a report is been made to the ACSAI hotline (www.acsaing.org/report), ACSAI's trained Internet Content Analyst verifies and classifies the content as CSAM or IIA (intimate image abuse).
May 28, 2025
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We can end violence against children - here’s the proof from the last seven days
Three countries, three big wins in the last seven days in the fight to end violence against children.
May 20, 2025
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Brave Movement welcomes signing of bipartisan Take It Down Act as “a step forward in protecting all children from online sexual abuse and exploitation.”
WASHINGTON DC, 19 May 2025 – The Brave Movement – a global movement of survivors and allies working to end sexual violence against children and adolescents – has welcomed the signing into law today of the Take It Down Act. Brave Movement Founder and CEO of Together for Girls, Dr Daniela Ligiero said: “ Online child sexual exploitation and abuse is an epidemic, and one growing at an exponential rate. More than 300 million children have been affected by online child sexual exploitation and abuse in the last year, with 10 cases of abuse reported every second. In the run-up to the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Canada in June, the Brave Movement has called on all G7 countries to prioritize online safety as part of greater leadership action in ending all violence against children.
May 19, 2025
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Le Brave Movement salue le soutien du Premier ministre au projet d'un Conseil des victimes
L'annonce de François Bayrou devant une Commission d'enquête de l'Assemblée nationale est une première étape dans la mise en place d'un conseil de victimes dont la mission serait de faire des recommandations de politiques publiques et de mesures pour mettre fin aux violences. Un conseil national de victimes serait un organe essentiel pour valoriser cette expertise et renforcer les politiques publiques en matière de lutte contre les violences ” Pour Constance Bertrand, survivante française et porte parole du collectif de victimes de Saint Dominique de Neuilly-sur-Seine: “ Un conseil de victimes serait une initiative qui donnerait une voix et une place aux victimes. Le Brave Movement soutient la création de ces Conseils partout dans le monde en lien avec les experts et les responsables politiques afin de permettre: la participation active des victimes et survivant.e.s à l’élaboration des politiques publiques, un rôle d’alerte par les victimes et survivant.e.s à partir de leur expérience vécue, Briser les tabous et le silence autour des violences sexuelles sur les enfants.
May 14, 2025
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The Brave Movement welcomes the French PM’s support for the creation of a victims council
Support from France’s Prime Minister for the creation of a national survivor council has been welcomed by the Brave Movement as ” An essential step towards ending violence against children in France .” The announcement, made by François Bayrou today at the National Assembly in Paris brings closer the establishment of a body made-up of survivors of abuse, to advise on legislation, policies, and programs aimed at ending it. Brave stands ready to support the creation of a Council which can amplify survivor voices, provide an exchange platform for experts and survivors and serve as an invaluable resource in the development of policies tackling child sexual violence .” Constance Bertrand, French survivor spokesperson of the Saint-Dominique de Neuilly-sur-Seine survivors' group said: “ A National Council would be an initiative that gives victims a voice and a place.
May 14, 2025
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