05/10/2011 Session
PACE has declared that images of child abuse on the internet should be rapidly removed where possible, but if this is not possible then they should – as a complementary measure, and following transparent procedures that respect human rights principles – be blocked.
Unanimously approving a report by Agustín Conde Bajén (Spain, EPP/CD), the Assembly said Council of Europe member states should, in the long term, criminalise the intentional viewing of child abuse images. In the meantime, among other steps, internet service providers should be encouraged to rid their networks of child pornography material, report illegal content to the authorities and assist the police in identifying its origin.