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I welcome the Committee for Equality and Social Justice report *Gender Based Violence – Migrant Women* and thank the Committee for considering and highlighting the struggles faced by migrant victims of gender\-based violence.


Violence against women and girls is far too common and Welsh Government has always been clear about its ambition to end all forms of gender\-based abuse. It is a societal problem which requires a societal response; we must continue to challenge attitudes and change behaviours of those who behave abusively.


Refugee, migrant and asylum\-seeking women fleeing violence and abuse experience particular challenges and hardships, which were exacerbated through the pandemic. These groups can often face higher levels of violence, not only in their migration journeys, but also because barriers such as age, language, isolation, insecure immigration status and poverty make it more likely they will experience violence and abuse after they reach Wales.


Earlier this year, the Welsh Government published its Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) National Strategy, which outlines how we will continue to work with partners to tackle the gender inequality, misogyny and male violence that are both the cause and consequence of violence and abuse against women. The strategy recognises that the impact of such violence and abuse is not uniform, affecting different people in different ways. Therefore, understanding the equality impacts on an intersectional basis is vital if we are to address the problem for everyone in Wales, including understanding the specific barriers facing migrant women.


The Welsh Government is committed to supporting all victims and survivors of VAWDASV. This includes migrant victims and those with no recourse to public funds. We are working hard with key partners across Wales to ensure that these groups don’t fall through the gaps in strategies designed to support women experiencing abuse.


The Welsh Government has previously made a commitment to protect the rights of migrants and those impacted by VAWDASV and has multiple frameworks and pieces of legislation in place to do so. The Welsh Government is committed to making Wales a Nation of Sanctuary: The Nation of Sanctuary plan contains clear cross\-government commitments to reducing the inequalities faced by sanctuary seekers; this includes supporting survivors of VAWDASV.


While progress has been made, additional actions are necessary to meet the needs of those with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), to build the capacity of public bodies to support migrant victims of sexual and gender\-based violence, and address the isolation experienced by migrant, refugee and asylum\-seeking women in Wales.


I whole heartedly agree with the Equality and Social Justice Committee that all women in Wales should have readily available access to support when faced with violence and abuse. The Welsh Government has considered the fifteen recommendations made by the Committee. The responses recognise the need for a cross\-government approach, alongside working closely with partner organisations, both devolved and non\-devolved. The detailed approach is set out in the Welsh Government response to the Equality and Social Justice Committee’s report on Gender based violence and the needs of migrant women.







Translation:


 
Rwy’n croesawu adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, *Trais ar Sail Rhywedd – Anghenion Menywod Mudol*, ac yn diolch i’r Pwyllgor am ystyried ac amlygu’r rhwystrau sy’n wynebu mudwyr sy’n dioddef trais ar sail rhywedd.


Mae trais yn erbyn menywod a merched yn llawer rhy gyffredin ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru bob amser wedi bod yn glir am ei dyhead i roi diwedd ar bob ffurf ar gam\-drin ar sail rhywedd. Mae’n broblem strwythurol sy’n gofyn am ymateb strwythurol; rhaid inni barhau i herio agweddau a newid ymddygiad y rhai sy’n cam\-drin.


Mae menywod mudol, menywod sy’n ffoaduriaid a menywod sy’n ceisio lloches sy’n ffoi rhag trais a chamdriniaeth yn profi heriau a chaledi penodol, a gafodd eu dwysáu yn ystod y pandemig. Yn aml mae’r grwpiau hyn yn wynebu lefelau uwch o drais, nid yn unig wrth iddynt fudo, ond hefyd oherwydd y gall rhwystrau fel oedran, iaith, ynysigrwydd, ansicrwydd ynghylch statws mewnfudo a thlodi ei gwneud yn fwy tebygol y byddant yn profi trais a chamdriniaeth ar ôl iddynt gyrraedd Cymru.


Yn gynharach eleni, cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru ei Strategaeth Genedlaethol ar Drais yn erbyn Menywod, Cam\-drin Domestig a Thrais Rhywiol (VAWDASV), sy’n amlinellu sut y byddwn yn parhau i weithio gyda phartneriaid er mwyn herio’r anghydraddoldeb rhwng y rhywiau, y casineb tuag at fenywod a’r trais gan ddynion sydd yn achosi trais a chamdriniaeth yn erbyn menywod, ac yn ganlyniad iddo. Mae’r strategaeth yn cydnabod nad yw effaith trais a chamdriniaeth o’r fath yn unffurf, ac yr effeithir ar wahanol bobl mewn gwahanol ffyrdd. Felly, mae deall effeithiau anghydraddoldeb ar sail croestoriadedd yn hanfodol os ydym am fynd i’r afael â’r broblem i bawb yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys deall y rhwystrau penodol sy’n wynebu menywod mudol.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi holl ddioddefwyr a goroeswyr VAWDASV. Mae hyn yn cynnwys dioddefwyr mudol a’r rheini nad oes ganddynt fynediad at gyllid cyhoeddus. Rydym yn gweithio’n galed gyda phartneriaid allweddol ledled Cymru i sicrhau nad yw’r grwpiau hyn yn llithro drwy’r bylchau yn y strategaethau sydd wedi eu dylunio i gefnogi menywod sy’n cael eu cam\-drin.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru eisoes wedi gwneud ymrwymiad i warchod hawliau mudwyr a’r rheini sy’n cael eu heffeithio gan VAWDASV ac mae ganddi sawl fframwaith a sawl darn o ddeddfwriaeth yn eu lle er mwyn cyflawni hynny. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i wneud Cymru’n Genedl Noddfa; mae’r cynllun Cenedl Noddfa yn cynnwys ymrwymiadau trawslywodraethol amlwg i leihau’r anghydraddoldebau a wynebir gan y rheini sy’n ceisio noddfa; mae hyn yn cynnwys cefnogi dioddefwyr VAWDASV.


Er bod cynnydd wedi ei wneud, mae angen cymryd camau gweithredu ychwanegol i  fodloni anghenion y rheini nad oes ganddynt hawl i gyllid cyhoeddus, i gynyddu faint mae cyrff cyhoeddus yn gallu ei wneud i gefnogi mudwyr sy’n dioddef trais rhywiol, ac i fynd i’r afael â’r ynysigrwydd a brofir gan fenywod mudol, menywod sy’n ffoaduriaid a menywod sy’n ceisio lloches yng Nghymru.


Rwy’n cytuno’n llwyr gyda'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol y dylai pob menyw yng Nghymru gael mynediad rhwydd at gymorth os byddant yn wynebu trais a cham\-drin. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ystyried y pymtheg o argymhellion a wnaed gan y Pwyllgor. Mae’r ymatebion yn cydnabod yr angen am ddull gweithredu trawslywodraethol, yn ogystal â gweithio’n agos gyda sefydliadau partner, rhai datganoledig a rhai heb eu datganoli. Mae’r dull manwl wedi ei nodi yn ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder ar drais ar sail rhywedd ac anghenion menywod mudol.