Casgliadau i gloi CERD 2016, paragraff 16

UN recommendation

Argymhelliad Cymreig clir

Dylai’r llywodraeth: (a) Ymchwilio i’r holl droseddau casineb hiliol a adroddir, erlyn y cyflawnwyr a darparu unioniad ar gyfer dioddefwyr. (b) Casglu data dadelfenedig ar droseddau casineb, a sicrhau bod grwpiau wedi eu heffeithio yn cael eu cynnwys mewn datblygu mesurau i drechu troseddau casineb o’r fath. Asesu effaith unrhyw fesurau a sefydlir yn llawn. (c) Gweithredu i gynyddu adrodd am droseddau casineb hiliol. Ymgynghori gyda grwpiau a effeithiwr ar y camau hyn. Sicrhau bod camau a gymerir yn dryloyw a hygyrch, a bod dioddefwyr yn ymddiried yn yr heddlu a’r system cyfiawnder. (d) Gweithredu i drechu iaith casineb hiliol a dadleuon gwleidyddol senoffobig, yn cynnwys ar-lein, yn unol â chyngor y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar drechu iaith casineb hiliol. Dylai hyn gynnwys cosbau priodol, a sicrhau bod swyddogion cyhoeddus yn condemnio iaith casineb. (e) Yn unol â chyngor y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar drechu iaith casineb hiliol, taclo sylw hiliol yn y wasg trwy ymchwilio’n llawn i unrhyw achosion a chyflwyno cosbau ble fo’n briodol.


Original UN recommendation

The Committee recommends that the State party, including the governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the British overseas territories and the Crown dependencies: (a) Investigate all reported racist hate crimes, prosecute the perpetrators and punish them with sanctions commensurate with the gravity of the offence, and provide effective remedies to the victims. (b) Systematically collect disaggregated data on hate crimes, ensure that measures to combat racist hate crimes are developed with the meaningful participation of groups affected, and undertake a thorough impact assessment of the measures adopted, in order to ensure their continued effectiveness. (c) Adopt concrete measures, in consultation with groups affected, to increase the reporting of racist hate crimes, by ensuring that the reporting mechanism is transparent and accessible and that victims have trust in the police and the justice system. (d) Taking into account the Committee’s general recommendation No. 35 (2013) on combating racist hate speech, adopt comprehensive measures to combat racist hate speech and xenophobic political discourse, including on the Internet, particularly with regard to the application of appropriate sanctions, and ensure that public officials not only refrain from such speech but also formally reject hate speech and condemn the hateful ideas expressed, so as to promote a culture of tolerance and respect. (e) Take effective measures to combat racist media coverage, taking into account the Committee’s general recommendation No. 35 (2013) on combating racist hate speech, and ensure that such cases are thoroughly investigated, and where appropriate, that sanctions are imposed.

Date of UN examination

02/10/2016

UN article number

2 (general obligations), 4 (eradicating racial superiority, racial hatred, and incitement to violence and discrimination), 6 (remedies)

Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf ar 11/09/2019