News 2020
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11 November 2020
Call to Action
Demand a public inquiry. Our main campaign of 2020/21. Stop the deadly accommodation crisis affecting Glasgow’s asylum seekers. The Mears contract is set to run for another 9 years. Add your name to thousands of others calling for a public inquiry into multiple duty of care failings since March 2020, and…
1 November 2020
Hotel asylum seekers to get £8 a week for “essentials”
“Thousands of asylum seekers in hotels need cash support during pandemic, Home Office admits” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asylum-seekers-hotels-cash-support-home-office-coronavirus-pandemic-b1446025.html In recognition of the fact that people seeking asylum in hotel accommodation need some way to pay for basic essentials such as toiletries, hand…
30 October 2020
Baby Adriel and his Father Granted Asylum
We are pleased to confirm that Eric Nnana and his baby son Adriel, aged one, have now been granted asylum in the U.K. Thank you to PM Boris Johnson for agreeing to intervene in the family’s case. Also to David Linden MP, Fraser Latta and Hannah Cosgrove…
23 October 2020
25th Impact Report 2019/20
Positive in Housing’s 25th Annual Impact Report was launched today at its AGM via Zoom amongst the charity’s member organisations from Scottish housing associations, BME organisations, Refugee groups and homelessness organisations, trade unions as well as service users and volunteers involved with the charity. 2020 will be…
13 October 2020
Covid 19 outbreak at Dungavel
First Mclays Guest House in Glasgow, and now Dungavel Detention Centre has suffered a Covid outbreak. It’s the first rule of a global pandemic, isn’t it. Don’t crowd people together or they are at risk of all catching this virus. It saves them and…
8 October 2020
Home Office to be investigated over death of Mercy
Robina Qureshi, said: “It would seem Mears Group did not take any steps to raise the alarm when Mercy was not answering the door at the pre-arranged time for rehousing. “Mears Group also did not provide an address which resulted in Eric not having basic contact information for…
5 October 2020
Response to Priti Patel’s comments on “broken” asylum system
Robina Qureshi, Director of the non profit refugee and migrant homelessness charity Positive Action in Housing, said: “The Home Secretary cannot go against the UN Refugee Convention and illegally arrest people who are exercising their basic human rights to seek sanctuary here. It is not illegal for people to…
5 October 2020
Covid cases triple amongst asylum seekers in Glasgow hotel
The numbers of confirmed Covid Cases at the Mclays Guesthouse in Glasgow have tripled to three since Friday. Yet, Mears has still not committed to testing people inside the hotel for Covid 19, leading to fears that all residents and staff could eventually catch the virus if something proactive is…
3 October 2020
Open letter from Glasgow asylum seekers calls for Covid 19 testing
Asylum seekers locked down with other confirmed cases of Covid 19 at Mclays Guest House in Glasgow have written an open letter (see below) to the Home Secretary pleading to be tested immediately and then relocated out of the hotel into private unshared accommodation if their tests prove negative. Positive Action…
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