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"I held on to the hope that there had to be a purpose behind the suffering. I found it through founding this project."
Scharliina Eräpuro — Founder, survivor, EU Parliament speaker
Read her story1 in 5
children experience sexual violence.
1 in 3
survivors never tell anyone.
2+
images per second
of child sexual abuse shared online.
WHO Global Status Report on Violence Against Children (2020) · UNICEF Hidden in Plain Sight (2014) · IWF Annual Report (2023)
Where Scharliina has spoken
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EU Parliament Speaker
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Petition Signatures
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Brave Movement EU Task Force
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Protect Children ry
Join 540,000+ demanding change
The European Citizens' Initiative asks the EU to mandate age verification and strengthen platform liability for child sexual abuse material. Every signature pushes this closer to legislation.
Organised by Protect Children ry (Finland). The petition site is in Finnish — signing requires only name and email.
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