CommonProtect Report Launch & Panel - Child Protection in the Commonwealth

As part of the CommonProtect programme, It’s a Penalty has produced a research report reviewing the legal systems protecting children from exploitation and abuse in 21 Commonwealth countries. To read the full report and executive summary, go to: [a]www.itsapenalty.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fcommonprotect-report[/a]

To launch the report, we hosted a virtual launch event and panel of experts.

The launch event features welcomes from It’s a Penalty CEO Sarah de Carvalho MBE and TrustLaw Director Carolina Henriquez-Schmitz, and a special address by Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

A presentation of the key research findings follows, as well as a panel discussion on the next steps towards protecting children from CSEA throughout the Commonwealth, moderated by It’s a Penalty with contributors: Hasan Irfan Khan (Lawyer, Pakistan), Fabakary Jammeh (Lawyer, The Gambia), Musenge Leah Nkonde (Lawyer, Zambia) and Dr Letnie F. Rock (Retired Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Barbados), as well as Brian Speers (President, Commonwealth Lawyers Association) and Maria José Castello Branco (Vice Chair, Lanzarote Committee).

To find out more about It's a Penalty, visit our website: www.itsapenalty.org