KAUKAB STEWART MSP WELCOMES VITAL FUNDING FOR SCOTLAND’S REFUFEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

Kaukab Stewart MSP for Glasgow Kelvin has welcomed funding from the SNP Scottish Government for Scottish Refugee Council's Refugee Support Service, which will help refugees and people seeking asylum in Scotland to settle in Glasgow. The £3.6 million funding, which replaces the now ended EU funding for the services, will be used by the SRC [...]

2024-04-24T15:11:10+00:00April 24th, 2024|asylum seekers, Refugees|0 Comments

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

Last night, after the Lords dropped their opposition, all of Scotland’s Tory MP’s stood with their Westminster colleagues and voted in favour of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. A stark reminder that this UK Government does not value human rights equally and will flout international law when it comes to asylum seekers [...]

Welcoming Languages

Welcoming Languages: Including a Refugee Language in Scottish Education is an inspiring, collaborative project based at University of Glasgow School of Education. It is delivered by an international team which also includes the Arabic Centre of the The Islamic University of Gaza الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة in Palestine. I was privileged to attend the launch of [...]

Making Scotland Hostile to Trafficking and a Safe Place for Ukrainian Refugees

I spoke in this Members' Debate brought to the Parliament by my colleague Bill Kidd MSP. There were many powerful and well informed debates during the course of the debate and you can view the full debate on the Scottish Parliament website. You can watch my contribution here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTIQbWNTiNA

2022-06-14T13:30:26+00:00June 14th, 2022|Parliament, Refugees, sexual health|0 Comments
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