ECPAT International was founded in 1990 to end child prostitution in relation to travelling in Asia. ECPAT's original name End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism was changed in 1996 to End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for sexual purposes, reflecting the organisation's geographic expansion and broader mandate.

There are now 81 groups in 75 countries in the ECPAT network. The International Secretariat is based in Bangkok, Thailand.Press here to find contact information of all ECPAT-groups.

Several European ECPAT members are working together in the ECPAT Europe Law Enforcement Group. The Group is coordinated by ECPAT Netherlands. In 1998 the ECPAT Europe Law Enforcement Group has done research on the application of extraterritorial legislation in prosecutions for child sexual offenders. And in 2000 the group started a program to combat the trafficking of children for sexual purposes in Europe.

Click on the banner below for information on the commercial sexual exploitation of children and what is being done against it in different countries.