SHUT DOWN THE ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (OCSEA)
Call on our legislators to start a Congressional oversight of laws related to OCSEA. Act now to protect our children from online sexual predators.
SHUT DOWN THE ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (OCSEA)
Call on our legislators to start a Congressional oversight of laws related to OCSEA. Act now to protect our children from online sexual predators.
6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OCSEA IN THE PHILIPPINES
Filipino children are ideal targets of sexual predators lurking online.
What makes Filipino children ideal targets?
- Widespread poverty
- Cheap Internet and smartphones
- Ability to speak English well
- OCSEA as means of family income
- Lack of proper parental or guardian supervision
Source: UNICEF Systematic Literature Review on Child Online Protection, 2016
Philippines is a top global source of child sexual abuse materials.
In 2018, at least 600,000 child sexual abuse materials from the Philippines were shared and sold online. This marks a 1,300% increase from the previous year.
Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
OSEC does real harm. In fact, it kills.
Cybersex den operators and perpetrators have sexually assaulted, raped, tortured, and beaten children. OSEC even resulted in the death of a child. The youngest victim of OSEC in the Philippines was a 2-month-old baby.
Effects of OSEC on a child victim:
Source: ChildFund Philippines
1 in 5 Filipino children are vulnerable to OSEC.
1 in 3 Internet users in the Philippines are children.
- 90% can access the Internet whenever they need or want to.
- 50% said the Internet is not safe for them.
Boys are found to be as vulnerable as girls.
Source: UNICEF Perils and Possibilities: Growing Up Online and UNICEF Philippine Kids Online Survey
Out of thousands of reports in 2018, only 27 perpetrators were convicted.
Source: 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report, US Department of State
We need to update our laws and practices to help shut down OSEC.
Clearly define OSEC in all its forms and stages- Push for clear and strict obligations for various Internet actors
- Improve local law enforcement and prosecution
- Ensure child and victim-centered approaches
ABOUT US
Child Rights Network (CRN), the largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights legislation in the Philippines, is leading the campaign to help shut down the Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) through legislative change.
The campaign is being led by three CRN member-organizations: ChildFund, Plan International, and UNICEF.
NEWS
CRN calls on the government, civil society organizations, & the private sector to #ShutDownOCSEA
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
CONTACT US
Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc.
(Child Rights Network Convenor)
Unit 3C 3/F, La Residencia Building, 114 Maginhawa Street, Teachers Village, Quezon City 1101
(02) 8 709 6480
This website was developed with support from ChildFund and the Out of the Shadows Index Advocacy Fund.