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  • WWA statement on Chief Constable Carmel Napier’s retirement

    WWA were surprised to hear the announcement of Chief Constable Carmel Napier’s unexpected retirement from Gwent Police announced in the papers yesterday (5th June).

    Over the past 2 years in particular WWA has worked closely with Ms Napier in relation to improving Police responses to domestic abuse and other forms of male violence against women, primarily in Gwent and more widely across the UK as the  former ACPO lead on Domestic Abuse, Honour based violence and stalking.

  • Welsh Women’s Aid has launched a NEW ‘CutsWatch’ online survey

    The purpose of this survey will be to monitor the extent, nature and impact of public spending cuts on violence against women support services in Wales. 

  • Welsh Women's Aid supports campaign to Ban Rape Porn

    WWA has signed up to support the Rape Crisis campaign to Ban Rape Porn in light of the use of sexually violent pornography in a number of rape cases, including the conviction of Mark Bridger for the murder of April Jones. The Children’s Commissioner of England has also published a report showing that there is a clear link between boys watching porn, and harmful attitudes and behaviours towards women and girls.

    -    Read Rape Crisis South London’s briefing, ‘Closing the Loophole on Rape Pornography’.

    -    Download the Children’s Commissioner report, ‘Basically, Porn is Everywhere’.

    To tweet your support please use the hashtag #banrapeporn

  • Take Action to Save Legal Aid

    Further devastating cuts proposed; new consultation open

    On the 9th April the Ministry of Justice published Transforming legal aid: delivering a more credible and efficient system. 
    The consultation closes on 4th June 2013 and proposes (amongst other things)    a radical restructuring of legal aid in criminal cases, including removing the right to choose a solicitor, a residence test for all civil legal aid claimants, ‘reforms’ to reduce the use of legal aid to fund certain judicial reviews,  ‘reforms’ to the merits test, and further changes to remuneration (payment) for providers and experts. 

    You can read the consultation     here 

    Rights of Women have compiled a template response for organisations and individuals who wish to respond to the consultation

  • Police cautions overused to hit targets, says Dyfed-Powys PCC

    A police and crime commissioner has pledged to end his officers' culture of issuing cautions for serious offences.

    Dyfed-Powys Police were more likely to give cautions than any other force in Wales or England, with 45% of serious offenders being warned not prosecuted.

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Domestic abuse is the actual or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or financial abuse of a woman by a partner, family member or someone with whom there is, or has been, a close relationship. This abuse also relates to the perpetrator allowing or causing a child to witness, or be at risk of witnessing, domestic abuse.

Welsh Women's Aid support the UN Violence Against Women definition of domestic abuse

It starts with screams and must never end in silence. 12% to 15% of European women over 16 have suffered domestic abuse in a relationship – too many have died. Many more continue to suffer physical and sexual violence from former partners, even after the break-up. It's time to find a way out!

Council of Europe

Beth yw Camdriniaeth yn y Cartref?

Mae Cymorth i Ferched Cymru yn diffinio Cam-drin yn y Cartref fel bygwth neu wir cam-drin rhywun yn gorfforol, yn emosiynol, yn seicolegol, yn rhywiol neu’n ariannol gan bartner, aelod o’r teulu neu berson mewn perthynas agos â nhw, neu a oedd mewn perthynas agos â nhw.

Yn y bôn mae cam-drin yn y cartref yn cynnwys un person yn camddefnyddio pŵer ac yn defnyddio rheolaeth dros berson arall lle mae, neu y cafwyd perthynas agos.

Mae cam-drin yn y cartref yn digwydd beth bynnag fo’r rhyw, hil, dosbarth, oed, crefydd, rhywioldeb, gallu meddyliol, gallu corfforol, incwm, ffordd o fyw neu ardal breswyl ddaearyddol.

Dengys ystadegau bod 97% o ddigwyddiadau cam-drin yn y cartref yr adroddir amdanynt yn cael eu cyflawni gan ddynion yn erbyn menywod. Fodd bynnag, mae Cymorth i Ferched Cymru yn cydnabod y gall cam-drin yn y cartref ddigwydd o fewn perthynas o’r un rhyw ac mewn ychydig iawn o achosion, menywod sy’n cyflawni’r gamdriniaeth.

Ceir llawer o ffurfiau gwahanol o gam-drin yn y cartref ond yn bennaf ceir 4 categori cyffredinol. Dyma nhw:

Am ragor o wybodaeth ar bob math o gam-drin, cliciwch ar y penawdau uchod – neu ewch i wefan Llinell Gymorth Camdriniaeth yn y Cartref a Thrais Rhywiol Cymru Gyfan drwy glicio yma