Together with experts across the sector, our Senior Associate Solicitor Anushya Kulupana joined the @ScotParl roundtable hosted by @FoysolChoudhury on human trafficking and the impact of the #RefugeeBanBill.
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Our CEO @emmaleehutton welcomed @S_A_Somerville to our offices today. We spoke about: ⚖️how @scotgov can mitigate the impact of the #RefugeeBanBill in #Scotland
🛡️ensuring Scotland's new Human Rights Bill will protect #AllOurRights
📈our work & increased needs for our services
Joining #bbcgms this morning, our Director @jenanglaw talked about the current [Illegal] Migration Bill:
"This Bill is effectively a ban on claiming asylum and that’s why, together with @scotrefcouncil we call it the #RefugeeBanBill"
🎧Listen from 7:17: https://t.co/MmAFx8tp0u https://t.co/4n
At JustRight Scotland we focus on a huge range of issues such as the current #RefugeeBanBill: "This bill is an assault on the very principle of asylum-seeking refuge. We will do everything that we can to #StopTheBill"
Read more: https://bit.ly/ScotlandRejectsRefugeeBanBill
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✊ We have joined forced with @libertyhq, @NACCOMnetwork, @Praxis_Projects, @rainbowmigrants, @Rene_Cassin & @4refugeewomen to collect signatures across UK to stop the #RefugeeBanBill
✍️ Sign our joint petition NOW: https://t.co/o8p01iH3tk
#StopTheBill https://t.co/U1k02MgyNO
🔊 Together with @AmnestyScotland, @scotrefcouncil and @HRCScotland, we have written to @POScotParl asking why parliamentary time for a legislative consent vote in the Scottish Parliament was not permitted as the #RefugeeBanBill makes direct intrusions into devolved powers https://t.co/r4LImiqcQt
🔊The #RefugeeBanBill returns to the Commons TODAY.
🔄MPs will vote to accept, reject or amend recent amendments. More details on @scotrefcouncil's website: https://t.co/kKyCSeHdJw
✊ What can you do to #StopTheBill?
✍️Sign our joint petition NOW ➡️https://t.co/o8p01iH3tk https://t.co/ikNGa0Btaa
Alongside @RefugeeTogether and other +150 orgs, we are calling on the UK Government to scrap plans to lock up refugee children as part of the [Illegal] Migration Bill.
Read our letter here: https://t.co/HWPA8ifMY5
#RefugeeBanBill #StopChildDetention🧸 https://t.co/Px6PDrLvG8
Researchers looking into the long-term outcomes for trafficked children in #Scotland have found that
⏲️it takes time for young people to develop confidence and acknowledge their exploitation
❌the #RefugeeBanBill will directly impact on these children by threating that security https://t.co/evdu
🔄 The #RefugeeBanBill is back to the the House of Commons today
✊ We've joined with 60+ orgs calling on the UK Parliament to #StopTheBill 👉https://bit.ly/3O9hQA4
✍️ Sign our petition, show your opposition to this Bill & ask others to do the same🔗https://bit.ly/3NuRvwl
The Legal Opinion we instructed makes clear that the [Illegal] Migration Bill makes direct and serious intrusions into devolved powers exercised by Scottish Ministers and Scottish public authorities.
Read more here: ➡️https://bit.ly/3pFCoGW
#RefugeeBanBill #StopThisBill
As the #RefugeeBanBill is currently going through UK Parliament, bouncing between the two Houses, we urge Scottish Ministers and Scottish public authorities to take action to challenge and mitigate the impact of this Bill in #Scotland.
✍️ As individuals, across UK, you can show your opposition to the #RefugeeBanBill by signing our joint petition to #StopTheBill.
Sign our petition: https://bit.ly/3NuRvwl
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As we are rapidly approaching the end of the parliamentary process of the #RefugeeBanBill, together with @scotrefcouncil and over 100 organisations across Scotland, we will continue to oppose this Bill.
✊ Organisations can join our campaign here: https://bit.ly/ScotlandRejectsRefugeeBanBill
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"Our clients will be impacted by the #RefugeeBanBill and their life will completely change. The Bill effectively abolishes the asylum system” 📹 Watch our video to learn more: 3/5
The #RefugeeBanBill will soon return to the House of Commons.
Together with other organisations across UK and Scotland, we will continue to stand against this unlawful, cruel and unworkable Bill.
✍️Sign our petition today: https://t.co/o8p01iH3tk https://t.co/MTAOvlHdZm
We welcome the news that Peers introduced amendments to ensure this legislation would not breach international human rights laws.
As the #RefugeeBanBill progresses, we will continue to stand against this unlawful and cruel Bill.
Sign our petition: https://t.co/o8p01iHBiS https://t.co/R8OKLjIW7a
"The Scottish Government condemns the abhorrent UK Government’s [Illegal] Migration Bill. The Scottish Government, this Parliament, and the wider civil society are united in our stance that this bill has no place in #Scotland" - @Emma_Roddick
#RefugeeBanBill #stopthebill
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🧡 We have celebrated integration, inclusion and respect for other cultures - especially important today, in the wider context of the UK Government’s #RefugeeBanBill which aims to close down routes to safety in the UK for #AsylumSeekers and #Refugees https://t.co/pq0dJ4XI98
Together with @scotrefcouncil and over 100 orgs across #Scotland we have been campaigning to #StopThisBill, asking people and organisations to publicly reject the #RefugeeBanBill, in its entirety:
🔗https://bit.ly/ScotlandRejectsRefugeeBanBill
Have you read the latest @WomenMigrant's article on the #RefugeeBanBill?
Our Policy & Public Affairs Officer @Sabrina_Galella explains the "devastating impacts" of this Bill on people who are coming to the UK to seek refuge
Read more here: https://t.co/xKe0ZCM8fp https://t.co/aGKDxnoYWJ
Talking about the impact of the #RefugeeBanBill in #Scotland, our Director @jenanglaw explains that "this Bill cuts off our systems of protection for vulnerable children and adults facing abuse and trauma in Scotland"
"The right to peacefully come together and express our views is a fundamental human right. Today, on #WorldRefugeeDay, we gathered together to show our opposition against the #RefugeeBanBill. However, we were prevented from doing so" - @Sabrina_Galella
🔗https://bit.ly/3Ni8wZ1
This #WorldRefugeeDay, we couldn’t let them silence us! 🧡REFUGEES are WELCOME, ALWAYS. 📍Parliament, London @FreefromTorture #RefugeesWelcome #RefugeeBanBill #StopThisBill
We will celebrate the warm welcome for asylum seekers and refugees in our Scottish communities.
We feel it is especially important to do so now, in the wider context of the #RefugeeBanBill which aims to close down routes to safety in the UK for #asylumseekers and #Refugees.
We have signed an open letter in support of an amendment to the #refugeebanbill to remove Albania from a list of 'safe' countries.
❌We are asking Parliamentarians to reject Albania's classification as a 'safe country'
🔗Read the full letter here: https://t.co/z8FSZ4lE76 https://t.co/N8BpFRfnuM
We are thrilled to take part in the upcoming #FOM which celebrates inclusion, diversity & respect 🫶
✊ Our Associate Solicitor @francescasella3 will talk about the impact of the #RefugeeBanBill on migrant children in #scotland
📌Book your ticket now: https://t.co/TbIBRjt9a9 https://t.co/
For our Legal Director @AndrewSirel the #refugeebanbill "will attack anybody who entered the country to seek protection, really, but survivors of trafficking and unaccompanied children in particular"
🎙️Listen to our podcast here: https://justrightscotland.podbean.eu/
Together with @scotrefcouncil and over 100 orgs across #Scotland we have been campaigning to #StopThisBill, asking people and organisations to publicly reject the #refugeebanbill, in its entirety.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/ScotlandRejectsRefugeeBanBill
📢Join us today & listen to amazing speakers including our Policy & Public Affairs Officer @Sabrina_Galella talking about the negative impact of the #refugeebanbill in #Scotland and the #HostileEnvironment tonight in #Edinburgh
#RefugeesWelcome #NoOneIsIllegal https://t.co/kU45vQvKpP
