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BBC Sports reports that UEFA has contacted the Scottish FA about historic child sexual abuse. The SFA in turn has commissioned an independent review into the matter in 2017 which came back with 100 recommendations. UEFA made a statement that they…
Bob Higgins, 66, from Southampton, was found guilty last year of one count of indecent assault, and a further 45 counts in a retrial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
The trials heard that Higgins abused his position of power over young players to take…
The safeguarding framework is an overarching approach to safeguarding children in and through sport.
The framework incorporates: standards, support, progress and evaluation
The framework consists of five standards that a sports…
![[Romania] Child Safeguarding in Sport Promoted by Roman Bürki, Terre des hommes Ambassador and Goalkeeper at Borussia Dortmund](/sites/default/files/article-images/roman_burki_in_romania_62.jpg "[Romania] Child Safeguarding in Sport Promoted by Roman Bürki, Terre des hommes Ambassador and Goalkeeper at Borussia Dortmund")
Roman Bürki, Terre des hommes ambassador and goalkeeper of the German football club Borussia Dortmund, visited Romania from 22 to 24 May 2019 to get acquainted with Terre des hommes’ projects and to promote the need to keep children safe in sport…
In early 2018, UEFA and Terre des hommes (Tdh) launched a partnership aimed at strengthening UEFA's commitment to make football a safe, positive and enjoyable experience for all children who are involved in football across Europe.
Tdh is…
In early 2018, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and Terre des hommes (Tdh) launched a partnership aimed at strengthening UEFA's commitment to making football a safe, positive and enjoyable experience for all children…
![[United Kingdom] The truth about domestic violence and the World Cup](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_19.01.54.png "[United Kingdom] The truth about domestic violence and the World Cup")
As the World Cup was launched an NGO started a campaign to draw attention to the issue of domestic violence. "Women experience violence and abuse at the hands of their partners every day, not just when football is on TV", the spot says.
This…
![[Ukraine] Promoting children's rights and sports benefits for children at UEFA Champions Festival](/sites/default/files/article-images/tdh_ukraine_uefa_festival_arina_cretu_67.jpg "[Ukraine] Promoting children's rights and sports benefits for children at UEFA Champions Festival")
As UEFA partners, Terre des hommes participated in the UEFA Champions Festival, which took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, from May 24 until 27. The UEFA Champions Festival is an annual event held in the host city of the UEFA Champions League Final in the…
![[United Kingdom] Everton Football Club Supports the #IWFreport Campaign](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_19.48.24.png "[United Kingdom] Everton Football Club Supports the #IWFreport Campaign")
The IWF has partnered with Everton Football Club to help make the Internet a safer place. The IWF is an independent, non-profit organisation that works internationally to stop the revictimization of child sexual abuse victims and to make the…
The article takes an article from the Independent that claims football is not rife with child abusers, and tries to uncover the facts behind the article. It also examines the policy and regularory framework around it as well as professional…
![[European Union] Child abuse in sport and the progress made towards eradicating it](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_17.44.44.png "[European Union] Child abuse in sport and the progress made towards eradicating it")
Child protection expert Celia Brackenridge says UK sport was beset by a culture of ignorance and denial until the 1990s but it now sets the gold standard. In a neatly maintained archive of papers held in the library at Brunel University, the…
The UK Football Association has published a full Terms of Reference for its review into historic child sexual abuse allegations in football. In the article the full ToR can be found.
![[United Kingdom] The Newsmakers: Sexual abuse in UK football](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_19.26.00.png "[United Kingdom] The Newsmakers: Sexual abuse in UK football")
The dark secret at the heart of British football - we ask why it took so long for the child sex abuse scandal to come to light.
![[United Kingdom] Football abuse: Paul Stewart's story - BBC News](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_19.23.50.png "[United Kingdom] Football abuse: Paul Stewart's story - BBC News")
A former England international who says he was a victim of abuse as a child has explained why he has decided to talk publicly about his ordeal. Paul Stewart, 52, told BBC sports editor Dan Roan it had been a taboo subject - and he did not know where…
![[European Union] Footballers speak out over sexual abuse - BBC News](/sites/default/files/article-images/screenshot_2019-10-20_at_19.19.57.png "[European Union] Footballers speak out over sexual abuse - BBC News")
The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme speaks to former footballers Chris Unsworth, Jason Dunford, Steve Walters and Andy Woodward, who all claim to have been sexually abused by former coach Barry Bennell. Bennell, 62, was jailed in 1998 for sex…
‘Thomson Reuters Foundation’ published an article of Terre des hommes Lausanne- in collaboration with Terre des hommes International Federation about the effect worldwide sporting events can have on children. It recalls that the resettlement of…
‘UNICEF’ reports on its website that in an event at Camp Nou, the stadium of legendary football team FC Barcelona (FBC), the FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF reaffirmed their promise to work together to improve the lives of millions of children…
‘Public Sevice’ reports that Euro 2012 and London Olympics could be fertile ground for gangs of trafficked children, forced to pick pockets and beg. An increase of demand in the sex industry is also expected – warns Catherine Bearder is a British…