Casgliadau i gloi CERD 2024, paragraff 32
Argymhelliad Cymreig clir
Dylai’r Llywodraeth:
(a) Gymryd camau i sicrhau bod pwerau stopio a chwilio yn cael eu defnyddio mewn ffordd gyfreithlon a theg ac ar sail amheuaeth resymol. Dylai fod systemau monitro ac adolygu trwyadl ar waith, gan gynnwys adolygu a diwygio unrhyw gyfreithiau sy’n llacio’r rheolau ar stopio a chwilio a’r rhai sy’n cynyddu pwerau’r heddlu i wneud penderfyniadau;
(b) Cymryd camau i fynd i’r afael â’r gor- blismona mewn ysgolion sydd â chyfrannau uwch o ddisgyblion o leiafrifoedd ethnig. Cyflwyno a chryfhau cyfreithiau i wahardd noeth-chwiliadau ar blant;
(c) Gyflwyno cyfreithiau sy’n gwahardd proffilio hiliol yn benodol a chymryd camau i roi terfyn ar yr arfer hwnnw gan yr heddlu, swyddogion mewnfudo a swyddogion cyhoeddus eraill;
(d) Gynyddu cynrychiolaeth lleiafrifoedd ethnig yn yr heddlu a’r fyddin, yn enwedig mewn rolau uwch;
(e) Sefydlu system gwynion annibynnol i ymchwilio i honiadau o broffilio hiliol, trais hiliol, noeth-chwiliadau stopio a chwilio a gormod o rym. Dylai’r system hon helpu dioddefwyr i riportio’r troseddau hyn. Rhaid iddo sicrhau bod cyflawnwyr yn cael eu herlyn a’u cosbi ac y dylai dioddefwyr gael mynediad at rwymedïau effeithiol a iawndal digonol;
(f) sefydlu neu wella’r ffordd y mae’n casglu ac yn asesu gwybodaeth am ddioddefwyr a chyflawnwyr proffilio hiliol, stopio a chwilio, noeth-chwiliadau, a grym gormodol gan yr heddlu a swyddogion cyhoeddus;
(g) Gynnig hyfforddiant hawliau dynol parhaus i orfodi’r gyfraith. Dilyn argymhelliad cyffredinol Rhif 13 (1993) ynghylch hyfforddi swyddogion gorfodi’r gyfraith mewn amddiffyn hawliau dynol.
Original UN recommendation
In the light of its general recommendations No. 31 (2005) on the prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system and No. 36 (2020) on preventing and combating racial profiling by law enforcement officials, the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Take effective steps to ensure that stop-and-search powers are used in a lawful, non-arbitrary and non-discriminatory manner, on the basis of reasonable suspicion and with rigorous monitoring and review mechanisms, including by reviewing and amending legislative and other measures that lower restrictions on the use of stop and-search powers and strengthen high-discretion policing powers;
(b) Take steps to address the overpolicing of schools with higher proportions of ethnic minority pupils and adopt and strengthen legislation and other measures to explicitly prohibit strip-searches of children;
(c) Adopt legislative and other measures that explicitly prohibit racial profiling and take appropriate steps to end the practice of racial profiling by police officers, immigration officers and other public officials;
(d) Take effective steps to increase the representation of ethnic minorities in police and military institutions, including in senior decision-making positions;
(e) Establish an independent complaint mechanism to carry out investigations into all allegations of racial profiling, stop-and-search, strip-searches, excessive use of force and racist violence, facilitate reporting by victims and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished with appropriate penalties and that victims have access to effective remedies and adequate reparations;
(f) Create or strengthen effective mechanisms to regularly collect and qualitatively assess information on perpetrators and victims, for all incidents, complaints and investigations of racial profiling, stop-and-search, strip-searches and excessive use of force by law enforcement and other public officials;
(g) Provide adequate and continuous human rights training to law enforcement officials, in accordance with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 13 (1993) on the training of law enforcement officials in the protection of human rights.
Date of UN examination
24/09/2024
Original UN document
Lawr lwytho casgliadau i gloi gwreiddiol 2024 y CERD ar wefan y CU.
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf ar 14/04/2025