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ECPAT International promotes the rights of children and acts against violations of these rights taking action to prevent, stop and punish those that commit such infractions. To this end ECPAT International has adopted policies and procedures to ensure that all staff and those associated with ECPAT International are knowledgeable about and take specific measures to protect children in the course of their work. ECPAT International policies guide and inform all its activities, while the procedures specify how these policies should be implemented. The overriding principle unifying all ECPAT International activities and actions is that of ensuring 'the best interests' of the child are paramount. ECPAT International applies its child protection policies and procedures in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which defines a child as being anyone under the age of 18 years old irrespective of the age of majority in the country where a child is, or their home country. |
