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Eviction Court Cases Glasgow Sheriff Court Friday 17 May 9.30am Call for solidarity from Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees While the government’s bedroom tax is likely to lead to evictions of people who cannot pay the extra rents, their policy of refusing support to refused refugees who cannot return to their home countries has already [...]

The NCADC blog is pleased to welcome three guest posts from Molly Haglund, who has just completed a Masters Degree in Human Rights Practice at the Universities of Roehampton, Gothenburg and Tromsø.  They are edited excerpts from her thesis entitled Punished for Persecution: An Analysis of the Criminalization of the Asylum Seeker in the United [...]

Y-People: Locks changed despite promises from Chief Executive. Despite assurances, Scottish charity Y-people has started the eviction of up to 100 refugees ahead of the transfer of housing contract to Serco. Update, 14 May At least four refugees have been evicted in the last week, their locks changed while they were out. Please use the [...]

RALLY & PROTEST at Brand Street UKBA Reporting Centre Saturday 21 April 11am Stop the Evictions End Destitution Housing is a Human Right At a meeting on Tuesday night, attended by numerous organisations, it was agreed unanimously to continue the campaign against the eviction and enforced homelessness of refused refugees by calling the above rally [...]

How do we stop the eviction of refugees? The next steps Tuesday 17th April at 7pm At the STUC, 333 Woodlands Rd, G3 6NG Map here with speakers from: Glasgow Campaign to Welcomes Refugees National Coalition of Anti Deportation Campaigns Unity Centre and many others Background to the campaign here Resistance grows – Article by [...]

UPDATE: Read a report of the protest here: Resistance grows  by Grace Franklin, Glasgow Local News See photos of demonstration on Thursday 12th April outside Ypeople building at Red Road flats Stop the evictions No deportations End destitution now Rally and protest Red Road / Petershill Rd Thursday 12 April 5.00 – 7.00pm Called by: Glasgow Campaign to [...]