100 percent of internet servers in Africa managing child porn sites are located in Libya
100 percent of internet servers in Africa managing child porn sites are located in Libya
A new report on paedophilia and child pornography reveals that 0.4 percent of internet servers discovered by a protection agency that manages the traffic of child pornography are found in Africa. In Africa, 100 percent of these sites are located on servers in Libya, the Italy-based Meter Association agency battling paedophilia and child pornography said.
The founder of the Italy-based protection agency, Fr Fortunato di Noto, is calling for better ways of policing internet sites, especially in certain countries, that perpetrate these crimes. Fr Di Noto who is the head of Meter Association, made this appeal on March 16 when he held a press conference at the headquarters of Vatican Radio to release a 2010 report on pedophilia and child pornography, according to Zenit.
Meter has been working on several initiatives to fight these crimes and raise awareness among internet users. From April 25 to May 1, the association will sponsor a week for Children Victims of Violence, Abuse and Indifference. Fr Di Noto affirmed, "Meter is at the service of the Church, of the Pope, of the bishops and of the dioceses in what concerns the ministry for pre-adolescents, adolescents, young people in the educational realm and support in new forms of exploitation and abuse, in addition to itineraries of faith in the light of the hope that is revived."
Fr Di Noto emphasizes the need to establish an "Episcopal vicar for children" in all dioceses. This proposal, he said, does not seek the creation of more figures or offices, will give "a clear and evident sign of how the Church loves children."
The priest stated, "I often wonder why in parish pastoral councils or in the dioceses there is a youth ministry but not one for children. Therefore, we should reinvent our way of carrying out pastoral work." Fr Di Noto asserted that the real challenge is to enable "the victims who have lost hope to come out of the tunnel of silence and find their dignity again, a dignity that has been darkened precisely by those that more than anyone should protect and love them: fathers and teachers."
He added, “Because, I can guarantee to you that when God hears the cry of children, there will be no Church that can resist, no society that can resist, because it will be God who will cry out for them; and there won't be a conscience that can be placated, because God will get furious in his mercy."
"No one should remain silent here," Fr Di Noto said. "All should go out to make a cultural revolution." Meter agency runs a national hotline for aiding victims and giving telephone consultations and provides a forum for internet users to report suspicious activity, and partners with the Italian authorities in charge of policing the internet to bring criminals to justice.
The association is actively involved in prevention, education and information, carried out through the organization of 68 congresses and meetings centered primarily on the topics of the internet and the new media.
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