Casgliadau i gloi CRC 2023, paragraff 35
Argymhelliad Cymreig clir
Dylai’r Llywodraeth:
(a) Cyflwyno strategaethau cenedlaethol er mwyn atal arferion niweidiol sy’n effeithio ar blant, megis priodasau plant, anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod a’r hyn a elwir yn trais ar sail ‘anrhydedd’; dylai’r strategaethau hyn wella dealltwriaeth y cyhoedd o’r arferion hyn, hyfforddi gweithwyr proffesiynol perthnasol, sylwi ar ddioddefwyr, casglu gwell gwybodaeth, a chynyddu lefelau o adrodd ac erlyn; (b) Gwahardd yr hyn a elwir yn ‘therapïau trosi’ sydd â’r bwriad o newid cyfeiriadaeth rywiol a hunaniaeth rywiol plant; (c) Cyhoeddi canlyniadau galwad am dystiolaeth Swyddfa Cydraddoldebau’r Llywodraeth 2019 ynglŷn â phrofiadau ac anghenion pobl sydd ag amrywiaethau mewn nodweddion rhyw; (d) Gwahardd triniaeth feddygol neu lawdriniaethol ddi-frys a dianghenraid i blant rhyngryw hyd nes eu bod yn ddigon hen ac yn ddigon aeddfed i wneud eu penderfyniadau eu hunain; sicrhau bod achosion o driniaeth o’r fath yn cael eu hymchwilio, a bod dioddefwyr yn cael iawndal a chefnogaeth; a sefydlu system er mwyn monitro’n annibynnol pa mor dda mae’r gwaharddiad yn cael ei roi ar waith.Original UN recommendation
Recalling joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on harmful practices (2014) and its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Develop national strategies aimed at eliminating and preventing harmful practices affecting children, including child marriage, female genital mutilation and violence committed in the name of so-called honour, and ensure that it includes effective measures for raising public awareness, training relevant professional groups, identifying victims and addressing data gaps and low rates of reporting and prosecution; (b) Prohibit the promotion, facilitation and delivery of so-called “conversion therapies” aimed at changing the sexual orientation and gender identity of children, in line with its commitment made in 2018, with particular attention paid to the vulnerabilities of children who may be subject to such harm; (c) Publish the results of the 2019 call for evidence issued by the Government Equalities Office on the experiences and needs of people who have variations in sex characteristics; d) Legally prohibit non-urgent and non-essential (including feminizing or masculinizing) medical or surgical treatment of intersex children before they are of sufficient age or maturity to make their own decisions; ensure that such incidents are investigated and provide redress and psychosocial support to victims; and establish a mechanism to independently monitor implementation of the legal prohibition.
Date of UN examination
18/05/2023
UN article number
19, 24 (3), 28 (2), 34, 37 (a), 39
Original UN document
Lawr lwytho casgliadau i gloi gwreiddiol 2023 y CRC ar wefan y CU.