News August 2020
30 August 2020
Death of Mercy Baguma ‘inevitable consequence of immigration policies’
‘There will be more tragedies’: Death of mother with baby is ‘inevitable consequence’ of immigration policies, warn campaigners May Bulman Reprinted from the Independent More migrants without access to public funds are at risk of dying unless immigration policies change, charities have warned following the …
27 August 2020
First Minister Backs demand for a Public Inquiry after Mercy Baguma’s death
Donate to our Mothers & Babies Fund Call for a public inquiry Nicola Sturgeon said she is “consumed with sadness” and anger at the death of Mercy Baguma, who was found dead next to her starving baby in a Glasgow flat. The Ugandan woman’s body was…
25 August 2020
The Death of Mercy Baguma
Mercy Baguma, 34, was found dead in her flat in the Govan area of Glasgow by Police Scotland on Saturday 22 August 2020. It is understood that her child lay distressed in his cot for several days while his mother lay dead. The father tried to make contact with Mercy but when she did not answer her mobile or the door to the accommodation he assumed they had been moved to a new flat by the Home Office.
23 August 2020
Glasgow MPs Walk Out from Home Office asylum housing talks
GLASGOW’S 7 MPs – Chris Stephens, Alison Thewliss, Carol Monaghan, Anne McLaughlin, Stewart McDonald, Patrick Grady and David Linden – have condemned the Home Office for its proposed “evaluation” into the impact of Covid-19 on asylum-seekers, with the group walking out of a meeting with government officials,…
13 August 2020
Do unto others
“Not a single recipient of this letter would accept to be moved in such a way, on human rights grounds and on grounds of public health and safety, yet you see fit to let this be done to someone’s son, brother husband or father who is seeking…
7 August 2020
Mears. Fears. Tears.
Call to Action Donate via CAF or PayPal For other ways to give, go here Writing this in the aftermath of Park Inn and Adnan Walid Elbi reminds me of Ed Daffarn‘s blog about Grenfell. What’s happening in Glasgow has to be documented. Many people have…