The 2005 report of the Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights focuses on child pornography on the Internet

Questionnaire
addressed to governments, non-governmental and international
organisations, including United Nations agencies, research
institutions, the private sector and other interested parties for
the preparation of the report of the Special
Rapporteur

on
the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography

The
report to the Commission on Human Rights of 2005 will focus on a
study of child pornography on the Internet.

          
The Special Rapporteur solicits the cooperation of your
organization in providing relevant information and materials.  In particular he would
appreciate receiving the following: 

1.               
Information on existing
legislation on child pornography on the Internet. This might
include :

a)    
Legislation
on the definition of child pornography

b)    
Legislation
on producing, offering, distributing, transmitting, procuring and
possessing child pornography through or in a computer
system

c)     
Information
on the age of consent to sexual activity vis-à-vis the age used in
child pornography legislation

d)    
Legislation
on Internet Service Providers in relation to child pornography on
the Internet and other forms of sexual exploitation of children
through the Internet

2.                 
Information on the
implementation of child pornography legislation on the Internet.
This might include :

a)    
Relevant
jurisprudence

b)    
Competent law
enforcement agencies

–
How are they resourced
in terms of technological equipment and technical expertise of
staff?

–
Are they trained on
information technology and children’s rights?

3.                 
Information on
initiatives to prevent and combat child pornography on the Internet
and other forms of sexual exploitation of children via Internet,
such as sex tourism and trafficking. This might
include :

a)    
Institutional and policy
measures (e.g. establishment of a task force on child protection on
the Internet, adoption of an action plan,
etc.)

b)    
Measures to protect
children:

–
when using the Internet
(e.g. online chat)

–
when identified as
victims of abuse within a context of child
pornography

c)     
Initiatives undertaken
by or in collaboration with the private sector, in particular with
Internet Service Providers, chat-providers, banks and card billing
companies (e.g. hotlines, codes of conduct)

d)    
Initiatives undertaken
by or in collaboration with NGOs, civil society and consumers’
associations

e)    
Information on the
coordination among different actors at the national and
international levels

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