MSP's Support 'Still Human Still Here Campaign' (5th October 2007)
The following motion has been proposed by Bill Kidd, SNP MSP for Glasgow. We would like to encourage campaigners by writing to your local MSP in support of the motion or if they're already signed up to it thank them for supporting the motion.
To find out who you MSP is click here.
S3M-622 Bill Kidd (Glasgow) (SNP) : Destitution of Refused Asylum Seekers— That the Parliament welcomes the Still Human, Still Here campaign, supported by organisations including Amnesty International and the Scottish Refugee Council, which is dedicated to highlighting the plight of “refused asylum seekers who are being forced into abject poverty in an attempt to drive them out of the country”; believes that the denial of any means of subsistence to refused asylum seekers is inhumane, degrading and ineffective; recognises that many refused asylum seekers cannot return to their country of origin for reasons beyond their control and believes that the threat and use of destitution should not be used as a tool against refused asylum seekers, and further believes that refused asylum seekers should be granted permission to work until such time as they have left the United Kingdom or continue to receive financial support, that they should also continue to have access to accommodation, healthcare and education, that they should be granted some form of legal status until they can return to their country of origin and that humane solutions can and should be found to work with people at the end of the asylum process. Supported by: Robert Brown, Rob Gibson, Patrick Harvie, Dr Ian McKee, Christina McKelvie, Alex Neil, Dave Thompson, Bashir Ahmad, Hugh O'Donnell, Sandra White, Jamie Hepburn, Aileen Campbell, Christine Grahame, Dr Bill Wilson, Michael Matheson, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Scottish Refugee Council gets involved in campaign to end destitution of refused asylum seekers
The Still Human Still Here campaign is dedicated to highlighting the plight of tens of thousands of refused asylum seekers who are being forced into abject poverty in an attempt to drive them out of the country. For information on how you can get involved click here.
Scottish Refugee Council Campaigning Group
Join Scottish Refugee Council's campaigning group and we will keep you up to date with the latest issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. We will offer you advice on how to respond effectively. We promise to send you no more than one email per week. We will send requests for action on:
- Media campaigning updates when we want you to respond to negative press coverage.
- Lobbying updates when we want you to respond to a political issue such as a change in policy or legislation.
- Details of campaigns Scottish Refugee Council are involved in.
If you would like to join the campaigning group then please email campaigning@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
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