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You can help Europol to trace an object and stop child abuse
The most innocent clues can sometimes help crack a case. The objects are all taken from the background of an image with sexually explicit material involving minors. For all images below, every other investigative avenue has already been examined. Therefore Europol are requesting your assistance in identifying the origin of some of these objects. Europol are convinced that more eyes will lead to more leads and will ultimately help to save these children.
Can you help Europol recognise the objects? Europol specifically want to trace their origin (location/country). You can help by clicking on an object you recognise and providing Europol with the information you have on the object. This can be done anonymously. Once the origin of an object is identified, Europol will inform the competent law enforcement authority of the involved country to further investigate this lead and hopefully speed up the identification of both the offender and the victim.
Out of respect for the victims, we urge you not to share any personal information (recognisable pictures, names, etc.) on social media or anywhere online. Your useful tips can be shared with Europol in a secure way via this website form (Click on 'More Information' link below).
Headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, Europol support the 28 EU Member States in their fight against terrorism, cybercrime and other serious and organised forms of crime. Europol also work with many non-EU partner states and international organisations.
Europol's position at the heart of the European security architecture allows Europol to offer a unique range of services and to serve as a: Support centre for law enforcement operations; Hub for information on criminal activities, Centre for law enforcement expertise.
EUROPOL IN NUMBERS
More than 1000 staff
220 Europol Liaison Officers
Around 100 crime analysts
Supporting over 40 000 international investigations each year
Analysis is at the core of our activities. Our criminal analysts are among the best trained in Europe. They use state-of-the-art tools to support investigations by law enforcement in Member States on a daily basis.
To give Europol partners deeper insights into the crimes they are tackling, Europol produce regular assessments that offer comprehensive, forward-looking analyses of crime and terrorism in the EU, including the:
EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, which updates Europe´s law enforcement community and decision-makers on developments in serious and organised crime and the threats it poses.
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report , which gives a detailed account of the state of terrorism in the EU.
EUROPOL IN NUMBERS
More than 1000 staff
220 Europol Liaison Officers
Around 100 crime analysts
Supporting over 40 000 international investigations each year
Analysis is at the core of our activities. Our criminal analysts are among the best trained in Europe. They use state-of-the-art tools to support investigations by law enforcement in Member States on a daily basis.
To give Europol partners deeper insights into the crimes they are tackling, Europol produce regular assessments that offer comprehensive, forward-looking analyses of crime and terrorism in the EU, including the:
EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, which updates Europe´s law enforcement community and decision-makers on developments in serious and organised crime and the threats it poses.
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report , which gives a detailed account of the state of terrorism in the EU.
more information: https://www.europol.europa.eu
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