The UAE is accused of arming a genocidal militia in Sudan. The Scottish Government wants closer ties
The Scottish Government's "courting" of the Gulf state comes as human rights groups raise allegations about its role in Sudan’s devastating war.
Scottish Refugee Council
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A teen took his own life in foster care. His migrant mother says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart
On one side of Nina’s bright living room, life is flourishing. Plants line the large window, green and verdant,
Campaigners say citizenship ban risks turning refugees into ‘second‑class’ residents
Torture survivors and charities in Scotland have condemned the UK Government’s citizenship ban for refugees, arguing it means people
Concern grows about mental health of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels
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Home Office backs down on refugee eviction policy
The Home Office has written to refugee organisations to confirm it will reverse a policy change that saw refugees evicted
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at
Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A refugee charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised family was placed in a boarded-up block of
Home Office bill will “scythe” protections for trafficking victims in Scotland, lawyers warn
The Home Office is planning to take “a scythe” to protections currently offered to trafficking victims in Scotland – including sexually
Police Scotland reported sexually exploited children to immigration enforcement
Police Scotland reported over two hundred victims of crimes to Home Office immigration enforcement in a two year period, including
Concern raised over homeless migrant families, after children forced to sleep in a car
Migrant and refugee children have been left homeless – with one family of five, including a pre-school child, forced to sleep
Asylum seekers facing second Christmas in hotels ‘abandoned’ by the system
Asylum seekers housed by the Home Office in a Greenock hotel for months – and who are now spending their second
Glasgow City Council criticised over free bus passes for asylum seekers
A charity that helps survivors of torture has accused Glasgow City Council of failing to provide young asylum seekers and
Thousands held in immigration detention by Police Scotland
Over 3,000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration