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"Madam President, sexual abuse, the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography represent serious violations of human rights, particularly the right of children to the protection and care essential for their happiness, as laid down by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights. These crimes cause unimaginable long-term physical, psychological and social harm to their innocent victims. I would like to emphasise that the actual nature of these reprehensible crimes undermines confidence in the basic values of modern society in the area of the special protection of children, and, in a sense, also weakens confidence in the relevant state institutions and European institutions. I therefore firmly believe that serious crimes such as these require a comprehensive, common European approach, including the prosecution of offenders, as well as consistent protection of children. Above all, however, we need to make an effort and put all available resources into effective prevention of these serious crimes committed against minors. When implementing any strong measures to combat such abominations it is always vital under all circumstances to take account first and foremost of the interest of the child, in accordance with the previously mentioned conventions and documents, as well as generally-applied moral principles of society. When such a crime is detected, however, we should not shrink from publicly pillorying and condemning those that commit these crimes against children, whether they are private individuals or representatives of the Catholic Church."@en1
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