Preventing sexual violence - ECPAT Hungary

Some cases cannot wait.

Child sexual abuse and exploitation are among the world’s most serious child rights issues. ECPAT, the largest organization of its kind, operates in 130 countries to prevent and combat child abuse. Since 2020, Hintalovon has proudly represented ECPAT in Hungary, strengthening our advocacy for children affected by abuse and exploitation.

The Situation in Hungary

Our 2021 Country Report indicates that many victims of sexual exploitation come from marginalized backgrounds, with children in state care at higher risk. Our 2022 “Boys Don’t Cry” report highlights the underreporting of sexual abuse cases involving boys. In 2023, our program focused on the pressing issue of online child sexual exploitation. The statistics are alarming: in Europe, one in five children experiences sexual violence, and in one-third of documented online abuse cases, the child involved is under ten years old.

Our impact

In Hungary, reported cases of child sexual abuse are rising—not necessarily due to more incidents, but as more hidden cases come to light. Our work focuses on education, knowledge-sharing, and awareness to bring even more cases forward.

National Studies

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ectures on child abuse prevention

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Our colleagues

Barbara Vásárhelyi-Kiss

Communication and Project Manager

Bari is a colleague of ours who in the past would surely have been called a polyhistor. He is the one who is “involved” in almost every campaign and ongoing case. He solves everything, manages everything and figures it all out. He manages projects, forges communication plans, brainstorms, designs, organises, posts, writes press releases, takes photos and tries to smile as much as possible.

Dóri Merényi

Associate for children's rights

Dóri joined us as a volunteer in November 2022. She is now a core member of our team as a Children’s Rights Worker. She is in charge of the Foundation’s education programme, where she not only organises online and in-person trainings, but is also a presenter. She is the implementer of the Hintalovon Academy and helps out wherever she can. Her aim is to ensure that as many professionals as possible are aware of children’s rights and can put them into practice. Her diplomatic degree and her human rights training, which she studied in the Netherlands, enable her to join international cooperation projects in addition to the academy.

dr. Dominika Rácz

Lawyer

Midi works as a children’s rights advisor and helps with the legal tasks related to specific programmes. Like the others, she strongly believes that if more people listen to children in the way they need, they can become happier children and then balanced adults. As well as being a lawyer, she is also a talented photographer and is always happy to take and send us pictures to use on social media or our website.

dr. Szilvi Gyurkó

Children's rights adviser

Szilvi probably needs no introduction – she is the founder of Hintalovon and is still an integral part of our operations and team. She works as a consultant in the foundation, which means she takes on and launches small projects and thinks together with the others. She is no longer involved in specific issues, but she still gives presentations, training and education.