INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An online platform was launched on Thursday (28), enabling the swift removal of websites, photos, and videos containing or potentially
containing instances of child sexual abuse at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Recognizing
the urgency of addressing child abuse in cyberspace, this initiative targets the dissemination of nude photos and indecent videos of
children through the internet and social media channels.Implemented by the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) in collaboration with
the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), renowned for its expertise in internet child safety enforcement, this program receives financial
support from Save the Children and Child Fund.Following the implementation of this online system, individuals can now visit the website of
the National Child Protection Authority at www.childprotection.gov.lk to report incidents of indecent photos and videos of children
exchanged online.These reports will be handled by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a UK-based global charity working to hunt down and
remove videos and images of child sexual abuse shared online, in collaboration with the NCPA
Subsequently, the offending videos will be promptly removed from the internet, and legal action will be pursued against the
The government has indeed neglected it, and the attention it warranted has not been provided
The magnitude of the problem now is such that resolving it within a year seems implausible
recommendations must be promptly implemented
We propose that the existing committee include stakeholders from the government, specifically authorities in child care and probation
services, along with representatives from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and the police force
This effort must be coordinated with measures against drugs.Additionally, we must consider establishing a new structure and enacting new
The management of probation and child care services should be devolved to the nine provinces, as I believe this responsibility does not
initiative was attended by Minister of State for Women and Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, Ms Geeta Kumarasinghe, Chairman of the
National Child Protection Authority, Senior Lecturer Mr Udayakumara Amarasinghe, Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and
