The legal, policy, institutional and programmatic context for protecting children against online sexual exploitation in Tunisia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dorra Loudhaief Midani (United Nations Information Center, UN Resident Coordinator Office Tunis Tunisia), Antoine Deliege (0000-0003-0451-9056, UNICEF Country Office Tunis Tunisia), Patrick Burton (Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, Tech Legality Cape Town South Africa), Joshua Amo-Adjei (0000-0001-8394-1874, Department of Population and Health University of Cape Coast Cape Coast Ghana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-93 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/chso.12895 |
| OpenAlex | W4401065131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Evidence is absent in the legal, policy and programmatic landscape of online child sexual exploitation in countries in the Global South. Our work begins to contribute to filling this literature gap, drawing evidence from Tunisia, one of the least studied countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We reviewed legal and policy documents directly or indirectly connected to online child sexual exploitation, complemented with interviews from diverse actors in the child protection space at the national and sub‐national levels. We note that Tunisia is a signatory to several international and regional treaties and conventions that can be leveraged to tackle online sexual exploitation of children. Still, these have yet to be fully exploited for the benefit of children. Furthermore, we observed several disparate laws at the country level. These laws are scattered in many legal documents, and some aspects could be more specific, but currently not, which poses significant legal challenges to protecting children. Finally, many institutions implementing programmes in this space create less coordination and sometimes confusion. At best, interventions seem ad hoc without any clear mandate of specificity in institutional leadership. The implications of the findings for policies and programmes are highlighted
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |