News 2020
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14 September 2020
Another Statement
(See also statement posted on 26 Aug.) Positive Action in Housing is indebted to the people of Glasgow, Scotland and across the world who raised £75K for the future education and welfare of Mercy’s baby son Adriel. Funds totalling £8,190 from this appeal were used to pay for…
9 September 2020
Prime Minister to Intervene in the case of Mercy Baguma
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to intervene in the case of Mercy Baguma, who was found dead in the hallway of her flat in Glasgow two weeks ago while her 14 month old son lay weakened in his cot as a result of having not eaten for several days. …
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…
23 July 2020
Living in fear of Mears
An update on hotel living for Glasgow’s refugees and asylum seekers Firstly, thank you so much for helping to challenge living conditions at Tartan Lodge at the hands of the Mears Group – an outsourcing company with a £10B contract from the Home Office to house asylum…
7 July 2020
Glasgow’s hotel asylum seekers
Last Thursday, our staff and volunteers were working on the ground, organising food, PPE and mobile phones for the asylum seekers who were moved after the Park Inn Tragedy on June 26 to the Hallmark Hotel in Glasgow. This happened barely six weeks following the death of a suicidal Syrian refugee,…
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