This announcement, from organizations for children, comes in response to several women reporting that a teacher at a private acting school sexually abused them as girls.
'Regarding the current media coverage of girls who are victims of sexual abuse, as civil society organizations that fight for a better life, and the rights of the child and their families, we would like to emphasize the following:
- This tragedy is further proof that it is necessary to introduce mandatory labor standards and procedures for the protection of children from violence and sexual exploitation, to all individuals, organizations, associations and institutions that work with children.
- We believe that all organizations (associations, clubs, and various private schools) that work with children must have clear procedures for protecting children from violence and sexual exploitation.
- Children must be familiar with the procedures for protection from violence and sexual exploitation in an organization working with children and young people.
- We urge parents to check that organizations working with children have procedures to protect children from violence and sexual exploitation, and to monitor and respect their conversations with their children.
- We condemn methods of working with children that are based on the concept of "absolute obedience" in order to achieve "discipline of children", because such an approach in working with children is a shortcut to such tragedies.
- We encourage children and parents to recognize and not accept such patterns of behavior.
- Violence against children and women must not be relativized. Victims must not be further convicted for not reporting violence earlier or for staying close to the perpetrator for a longer time. It is up to us, fellow citizens, to provide support and create a safe public space for all victims of sexual, psychological and any other violence.
- As civil society organizations, we will continue with programs for the prevention of violence against children and protection from sexual exploitation, providing guidance and counseling to children and parents on what can indicate that a child is at risk and/or exposed to violence and sexual exploitation, and which competent institutions must be involved in their protection. We appeal to the competent public institutions to implement similar programs, and for the state to encourage and support the development and implementation of programs for the protection of children against violence and sexual exploitation.'
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