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As part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child on Wednesday, November 20, President Emmanuel Macron went to UNESCO in Paris and announced the tightening of sanctions for child pornography, including . NGOs, associations and collectives have also planned events to demand a better application of the convention.
In a speech at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a series of measures to protect children from exposure to pornography , and hammered out his willingness to toughen penalties for consultation and detention of images child pornography . The sentences will be increased to five years and their users will be automatically registered, according to the Head of State. This is to prevent them from working with children.
" Until today, we could have been sentenced for consultation and possession of child pornography , but to practice a profession in contact with children, " he said, justifying that " this information, however vital, was not accessible to all employers .
Files that can be consulted by persons in charge of nurseries, schools and sports clubs
According to this measure, the persons convicted of this crime will be registered in the file Automatic judicial file of the authors of sexual or violent offenses (FIJAIS), a database created in 2004 to " prevent the recidivism of the perpetrators of sexual or violent crimes " and " facilitate the identification of the perpetrators of these offenses, " according to his bill .
By registering the users of child pornography, Emmanuel Macron hopes that " all those who run nurseries, schools, sports clubs, associations approved not only [can] , but [must] consult this file when they hire someone one ".
" As someone who sometimes committed the worst, five years ago, ten, fifteen years, if she has served her sentence, she must be able to reintegrate into society. But we must not re-expose it to our children, "he said.
Today, one may have been sentenced for viewing child pornography and to practice a profession in contact with children. We will put an end to this absolute scandal: pic.twitter.com/E29iuRUKhV
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These announcements come as France is shocked by a case of pedophilia of unprecedented scale . A former surgeon - convicted of possession of child pornography in 2005 - is suspected of raping or assaulting young patients from 1989 to 2017. Currently, 250 potential victims have been identified.
According to official estimates, a child dies every five days of the violence of his parents in France; a young person is sexually assaulted every three minutes and more than 8,000 minors will prostitute themselves.
Fight against exposure to pornography
Emmanuel Macron also wants to combat the exposure of children to pornographic sites , giving " Internet players " six months to " set up parental control by default ". Currently, it is a voluntary option. " I know it hurts a lot of platforms, a lot of digital operators, " he said. But " if in six months we have no solution, we will pass a law for automatic parental control ".
He finally demanded that pornographic sites reinforce age controls of Internet users and wished that this fight becomes European, even international, to also make these obligations apply to sites based outside France.
NGOs propose measures to strengthen children's rights
According to 35 non-governmental organizations, associations and collectives, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child is still not fully implemented, although adopted by the UN and ratified by 192 of the 193 member states. During this 30th anniversary, these entities have collected 69 proposals under the title " From Convention to Action " , addressing several themes beyond digital protection, defended by Emmanuel Macron.
For Gauvin Tuzet, of the France-Parrainage association, the environment must be given priority because " it is an extremely important subject for the younger generations, " he told RFI. " The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that three out of four children in France breathe toxic air on a daily basis. Our actions urge the French state to provide for contractual agreements with local authorities, so that all living spaces of children are least exposed to environmental pollution , "he said.
On the rights of the child, Gauvin Tuzet, from the France Parrainage association, gives priority to the environment 20/11/2019 - by Anna Piekarec Play
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