Call to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation

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Dhaka: Civil society activists at an event called for protecting children from the risks of online sexual abuse and exploitation.

Despite initiatives at different level to protect child rights, children continue to face online harassment in the country, which discourage them to use the online platform. Hence it has become imperative for all concerned to play a constructive role in protecting the rights of children, they observed.

They made the remarks while addressing an online meeting held with the participation of partners, marking the World Children’s Day and Child Rights Weeks.

INCIDIN Bangladesh and National Action and Coordination Group (NACG) jointly organized the event with a slogan titled ‘Listen to the future, stand up children’s rights’.

Terming children as future generation, the speakers stressed on the promotion of child rights and saving children from the risks of online sexual abuse and exploitation.

AKM Masud Ali, executive director of INCIDIN Bangladesh and chairperson of NACG, chaired the meeting recently.

Dr. Aminul Islam, a member of Public Service Commission (PSC) and former coordinator of South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), attended as the chief guest.

A total of 86 NACG members, representatives of international and national NGOs, students and youths participated at the event.

The meeting put forward a number of recommendations for protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. These are: Creating awareness on the issue across the country, keeping protective system of technology and raising awareness at individual level along with enforcement of law, reporting at the online platform, not to share personal information, and making necessary efforts for a safe digital world for children. – Press release