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Breaking the silence on child sexual abuse

Survivor-led advocacy. European policy change. A voice for those who were silenced.

TEDx Talk

Scharliina on shame and silence

Scharliina Eräpuro
"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 story

1 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

6x

EU Parliament Speaker

540K+

Petition Signatures

Member

Brave Movement EU Task Force

Ambassador

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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