Well according to the United Nations, these types of drawings and cartoons “contribute to normalising the sexualization of children” and “fuels the demand of child sexual abuse material.” The Committee notes that such material is increasingly circulating online, and strongly recommends States parties to ensure that relevant provisions of their Criminal Codes cover all forms of material, including when the acts listed in article 3.1(c) are committed online and including when such material represents realistic representations of non-existing children.Īs you can see, in the middle of the section above it clearly states that drawings and cartoons would be restricted under this protocol.īut what does this all mean exactly? And why are cartoons and drawings included in this possible protocol? The Committee urges States parties to prohibit, by law, child sexual abuse material in any form. It includes, inter alia: visual material such as photographs, movies, drawings and cartoons audio representations any digital media representation live performances written materials in print or online and physical objects such as sculptures, toys, or ornaments.1 The qualification ‘by whatever means’ reflects the broad range of material available in a variety of media, online and offline. details a broadly defined definition of child pornography that seems to include popular Japanese entertainment industries including anime and manga that routinely feature loli and shota as well as fictional underage characters.Ĭhild pornography is defined in article 2 OPSC as ‘any representation of a child engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities, regardless of the means used, or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes’. However, hidden in the document on page 14 section 56, the U.N. But there could be some stark unintended consequences. The United Nations proposed a new international initiative, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, that aims at combating child exploitation.Īs One Angry Gamer notes most of the initiative is aimed at “way to prevent human trafficking, curbing the solicitation of child prostitution, and reducing the spread of child pornography and underage exploitation.”Īs most would see it, the protocol’s efforts appear to be a noble effort to combat child sex trafficking and online exploitation. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window).Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).