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ECPAT

Grosvenor Garden House
35 - 37 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0BS

Tel: 020 7233 9887
Fax: 020 7233 9869
E-mail: info@ecpat.org.uk
Website: www.ecpat.org.uk

Description:
A leading children's rights organisation campaigning against the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the UK and on its international aspects.

Aims:

  • To protect children from child trafficking.
  • To protect children from child exploitation in tourism.
  • To protect children from child pornography.

About ECPAT UK:

  • ECPAT UK believes that the sexual exploitation and abuse of children is a global outrage that requires urgent action in order to protect children everywhere.
  • ECPAT UK represents a coalition of nine leading UK organisation working for the protection of children's rights. These are - Anti Slavery International, Barnardo, Jubilee Campaign, NSPCC, Children UK, The Body Shop Foundation, The Children Society, Unicef UK and World Vision UK.
  • ECPAT UK is the official UK representative of the internal movement that spans the globe in over 70 countries.
  • ECPAT UK is active in research, campaigning and lobbying government to prevent exploitation and protect children in tourism and child victim trafficking.
  • ECPAT UK works in partnership with police and government agencies to advocate for stronger laws to safeguard children.

Activities:

  • Campaigning - promoting the rights of children and the measures to protect them from commercial sexual exploitation and abuse. Encouraging UK citizens, organisations and the government to take action. Working with the media to increase public awareness.
  • Monitoring and research - working on reports, briefing papers and other informational and educational material to build on knowledge of the issues and for campaigning and policy development
  • Training – providing training throughout the UK and internationally on the protection of children in tourism and the protection of child victims of trafficking. In particular, running a national child trafficking training program to increase awareness and highlight the specific support needs of trafficked children.
  • Policy development and legal reform – working with children’s rights organisations, child protection agencies, communities and government to identify strategies to combat child trafficking and the exploitation of children in tourism.
  • Capacity building – working in partnership with various organisations to build a common understanding and enhance expertise on protecting children from commercial sexual exploitation in the UK and internationally.
  • International ECPAT network – regularly working with other ECPAT partners in Europe on projects and policy development. Two examples are the adoption of the Code of Conduct for the protection of children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism in 2001 and 2003 and, since 1999, working on a joint East-West 20 country counter-trafficking project involving training for police and social workers.

Updated 19/11/07

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