PAEDOPHILIA: DAVIS (CoE) "FEW EFFORTS. INCREASE COOPERATION"

” “All of our efforts to track down the children predators in cyberspace are still too few. This was stated by Terry Davis, secretary general of the Council of Europe, just after the news of the Austrian police pulling down a network of paedophiles of 2,000 people from 77 countries, who worked on the Internet. "Although such success stories should not be underestimated – said the secretary of the CoE, happy about the result –, they are still too few and too infrequent. We have to admit our governments do not do enough against the paedophiles who work in cyberspace". Davis’ words have been substantiated by the number of CoE member countries that have ratified the Convention of the CoE against cyber-crime: 18 out of 46. "It is – highlights Davis – a single, specific, international tool against crimes committed via the Internet. So while criminals are ready to exploit all the potentials offered by the Internet, the political authorities and the police forces are slow to respond". A lag that can be made up for, by increasing "international cooperation. The Convention is open to non-European countries as well. It has been signed by Canada, Japan and South Africa, the USA have already ratified it".” “