Y mae Erthygl 37 Cytundeb y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn yn ymwneud â thriniaeth briodol i blant sy’n torri’r gyfraith:

Ni ddylid trin plant sy’n torri’r gyfraith yn greulon. Ni ddylid eu rhoi mewn carchar gydag oedolion a dylid eu cadw mewn cysylltiad â’u rhieni.

"States Parties shall ensure that:

(a) No child shall be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offenses committed by persons below eighteen years of age;

(b) No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;

(c) Every child deprived of liberty shall be treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, and in a manner which takes into account the of persons of his or her age. In particular, every child deprived of liberty shall be separated from adults unless it is considered in the child's best interest not to do so and shall have the right to maintain contact with his or her family through correspondence and visits, save in exceptional circumstances;

(d) Every child deprived of his or her liberty shall have the right to prompt access to legal and other appropriate assistance, as well as the right to challenge the legality of the deprivation of his or her liberty before a court or other competent, independent and impartial authority, and to a prompt decision on any such action."

Y mae Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol wedi datgan amheuon ynglyn â’r Erthygl hon

Y mae Adran Polisi’r wefan hon yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am ymgynghoriadau, dogfennau eraill a deddfwriaeth yn gysylltiedig â Throsedd a Chyfiawnder. Fe ellir cael at yr wybodaeth hon o’r dudalen Polisi drwy ddewis Trosedd a Chyfiawnder o’r ddewislen ar yr ochr dde a phori drwy’r gwahanol fathau o wybodaeth am bolisi.

Dolenni Cyswllt

Y mae’r Adran Cysylltiadau yn cynnwys dolenni cyswllt yn ymwneud â Throsedd a Chyfiawnder . Ymwelwch â’r Adran Cysylltiadau a dewiswch Trosedd a Chyfiawnder i gael golwg ar yr wybodaeth hon.