Plaid Cymru'n cydsefyll â chymuned LHDTC+ Uganda
03.04.2023
Mae llefarydd Plaid Cymru dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a Chydraddoldebau, Sioned Williams AS wedi galw ar Llywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau bod y rhai sy’n rhan o raglen Cymru ac Affrica yn cael eu gwarchod, yn dilyn deddfwriaeth homoffobig newydd yn Uganda.
ynegodd Sioned Williams ei solidariaeth hi a’i phlaid ddydd Mercher gyda chymuned LHDTC+ Uganda, yn dilyn deddfwriaeth newydd yn Uganda a allai weld pobl LHDTC+ yn wynebu dedfrydau o garchar am oes neu hyd yn oed y gosb eithaf am fod yn LHDTC+.
Disgrifiodd Sioned Williams, sy’n cynrychioli Gorllewin De Cymru yn y Senedd, y ddeddfwriaeth, fydd yn dod i rym os caiff ei lofnodi gan yr Arlywydd Museveni, yn un “warthus”, a gawlodd ar Lywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau ei bod yn cymryd o ddifrif ei hymrwymiad dros "ddyletswydd ryngwladol Cymru i ddangos arweiniad ar gydraddoldeb".
Mae ffoaduriaid LHDTC+ o Uganda sydd bellach yn byw yng Nghymru wedi siarad yn erbyn y Bil, gan rannu hanesion erchyll am fywyd yn Uganda.
Dywedodd Sioned Williams AS:
"Plaid Cymru has been proud to work with Welsh Government on the LGBTQ+ action plan to make Wales the most LGBTQ+-friendly nation in Europe, but the plan also commits to demonstrate Wales's international duty to show leadership on equality. People who identify as LGBTQ+ in Uganda risk life in prison and could be given the death penalty in some cases, after the Parliament passed that despicable new Bill.
"As well as making identifying as gay illegal for the first time, friends, families and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities. Amnesty has said: 'This deeply repressive legislation will institutionalise discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against LGBTQ+ people...and block the legitimate work of civil society, public health professionals, and community leaders.'"
"Wales has many links with Uganda through the Welsh Government's Wales and Africa programme, where both countries work in partnership on various projects and programmes. The Welsh Government must make sure that those engaged in those projects, who may be at serious risk from this hideous legislation, are protected and made safe, and that the Wales and Africa programme is aligned with the international commitments in the Welsh Government's LGBTQ+ action plan."