What We Do
We work in four holistic intervention programs, implementing the partnerships across multi stakeholders, with the aim to ensure social and systematic change in the prevention of abuse and protection of young victims.
To support, influence and advocate for the development and effective implementation of policies and laws that take into account the 4 guiding principles on children’s rights, ensuring their best protection of, esp. those at high risk.
To strengthen the capacity of criminal justice actors responsible for investigating and prosecuting sexual crimes against children, with the aim of ensuring child-friendly justice, greater crime prevention, and impact on victims.
To provide access to immediate crisis support, legal assistance and referral to appropriate services for child victims and their families, while enhancing the capacity of multi-disciplinary service providers to work with child victims.
To equip and empower communities, industries and media agencies with the knowledge, skills and tools required to identify and respond to child sexual abuse and exploitation, and engage them in a broader prevention framework.
Featured Research
Can One-Stop Service Center Meet the Gaps in Response for Child Victims?
Aims to explore existing approaches between key actors, and identify evidence relating to gaps and positive practice, to support the development of services that ensure children’s best interests are met during the criminal justice procedure.
Child Online Protection Strategy
With the growth of modern internet technologies, the vulnerability of children is sadly increasing. We’ve partnered with government, law enforcement, global tech industries and global hotlines to prevent and respond to online child sexual exploitation.
Prevention of Online
We take action to prevent and respond to Online Child Sexual Exploitation through public awareness, specialized training, policy and legal framework, and industry cooperation.
Notice and Takedown
We operate the Hotline Reporting System to receive and process Child Sexual Abuse Material which enables for the content to be removed and/or cases to be investigated.
Victim Support Services
The Hotline helps law enforcement to identify and rescue child victims. It also helps the child and their families to access appropriate support services through referral.
INHOPE HOTLINE
A Global Network of Hotlines to fight child sexual abuse material online
To leverage our child protection work, we partner with INHOPE — a Global Network of Hotlines committed to combating child sexual abuse material on the internet. Currently, the network consists of 46 hotlines in 42 countries around the globe.
Our insights and news articles
Online Platforms Skyrocket During COVID-19, Increasing Risks for Sexual Exploitation of Children Online
APLE Cambodia
April 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced children throughout the world to change normal practices of life into new ways of communicating and socializing, that has largely been made possible through online platforms and applications. With schools shut down, learning has moved to online classrooms and e-learning applications. Meeting and socializing with friends through social media online
56-Year-Old Frenchman Found Guilty for Sexually Abusing Minors
APLE Cambodia
June 10, 2022
On June 9th, 2022: The Phnom Penh Municipal Court pronounced a verdict sentencing a Frenchman, 56 years old, from Vierzon to 5 year imprisonment for
Man Charged with Pornography and Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Web
APLE Cambodia
February 14, 2022
On 12th February 2022, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged a 19-year-old Cambodian online-seller man from Battambang with distribution of
Cambodia joins global Safer Internet Day 2022
APLE Cambodia
February 4, 2022
Phnom Penh – On Tuesday, 8th of February of 2022, at the National Institute of Education (NIE), APLE, the National
American Hotel Owner Charged Over Child Sexual Abuse in Kratie
APLE Cambodia
September 22, 2021
The Kratie provincial court charged a 74 year old American national, a hotel owner, with purchasing child prostitution, Article 34
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