CSREC
@csrec.bsky.social
Race Equality and Human Rights Scottish charity.
Established in 1984 to support people from minority ethnic backgrounds in Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, and Stirling.
Removing barriers. Eliminating discrimination. Promoting equality.
www.csrec.org.uk
Established in 1984 to support people from minority ethnic backgrounds in Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, and Stirling.
Removing barriers. Eliminating discrimination. Promoting equality.
www.csrec.org.uk
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CSREC
@csrec.bsky.social
· Aug 25
CSREC condemns the hateful racist actions outside the Cladhan Hotel on 16 Aug. Peaceful protest is a right, but hate has no place in Falkirk or anywhere in Scotland.
Read our full statement: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-statement-on-anti-immigration-protest/
Read our full statement: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-statement-on-anti-immigration-protest/
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If you are interested, please read the design brief and submit an expression of interest by 12pm on Monday 5 January.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
If you are interested, please read the design brief and submit an expression of interest by 12pm on Monday 5 January.
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Could you create the look and feel of Refugee Festival Scotland 2026?
We have a paid commission for artists and graphic designers from refugee or other migrant backgrounds to create the visual identity of our annual celebration of art, culture and community.
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We have a paid commission for artists and graphic designers from refugee or other migrant backgrounds to create the visual identity of our annual celebration of art, culture and community.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Could you create the look and feel of Refugee Festival Scotland 2026?
We have a paid commission for artists and graphic designers from refugee or other migrant backgrounds to create the visual identity of our annual celebration of art, culture and community.
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We have a paid commission for artists and graphic designers from refugee or other migrant backgrounds to create the visual identity of our annual celebration of art, culture and community.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As we mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, please support our work however you can. Together we can show that those who spread division and preach hate do not represent the majority of people in Central Scotland.
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As we mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, please support our work however you can. Together we can show that those who spread division and preach hate do not represent the majority of people in Central Scotland.
They are Attainable. They begin with small acts: respect, speaking up, and listening to those whose voices are often ignored, and they grow through collective action when communities demand justice and equality.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
They are Attainable. They begin with small acts: respect, speaking up, and listening to those whose voices are often ignored, and they grow through collective action when communities demand justice and equality.
They are Essential. They unite us across race, gender, belief and background, and when everything feels unstable, they remain the bedrock of our safety, free expression and participation.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
They are Essential. They unite us across race, gender, belief and background, and when everything feels unstable, they remain the bedrock of our safety, free expression and participation.
They are Positive. Human rights do more than protect us; they bring joy, safety and dignity into daily life, in the food we eat, the air we breathe, the words we speak and the opportunities we pursue.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
They are Positive. Human rights do more than protect us; they bring joy, safety and dignity into daily life, in the food we eat, the air we breathe, the words we speak and the opportunities we pursue.
CSREC is working with organisations, partners, local authorities, police, schools, refugees and settled groups to protect these essential rights for all. The protection of human rights is a collective responsibility, visible in the everyday choices we all make.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
CSREC is working with organisations, partners, local authorities, police, schools, refugees and settled groups to protect these essential rights for all. The protection of human rights is a collective responsibility, visible in the everyday choices we all make.
Everyday essentials is this year’s theme for Human Rights Day. This principle has been tested over the past year: across Central Scotland we continue to see how division, political agendas, racism and misinformation threaten protections that should be guaranteed for everyone.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Everyday essentials is this year’s theme for Human Rights Day. This principle has been tested over the past year: across Central Scotland we continue to see how division, political agendas, racism and misinformation threaten protections that should be guaranteed for everyone.
“Human rights are our compass in turbulent times.” — UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“Human rights are our compass in turbulent times.” — UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk
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🔈 New webinar: Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), Proposed Changes, Consultations and Legal Challenges
💻 Register for our webinar on 16th December 2025 (6 - 7:30pm) to hear from legal experts from Kingsley Napley, ILPA and Wesley Grykk. Find out more and register now: buff.ly/bBWBPOI
💻 Register for our webinar on 16th December 2025 (6 - 7:30pm) to hear from legal experts from Kingsley Napley, ILPA and Wesley Grykk. Find out more and register now: buff.ly/bBWBPOI
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🔈 New webinar: Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), Proposed Changes, Consultations and Legal Challenges
💻 Register for our webinar on 16th December 2025 (6 - 7:30pm) to hear from legal experts from Kingsley Napley, ILPA and Wesley Grykk. Find out more and register now: buff.ly/bBWBPOI
💻 Register for our webinar on 16th December 2025 (6 - 7:30pm) to hear from legal experts from Kingsley Napley, ILPA and Wesley Grykk. Find out more and register now: buff.ly/bBWBPOI
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The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
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The most recent attack on the rights and dignity of those who have come to this country seeking asylum are not isolated. They form part of a wider, and dangerous, cycle of hostility and abuse against migrants. Read our response to these attacks here👇
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The most recent attack on the rights and dignity of those who have come to this country seeking asylum are not isolated. They form part of a wider, and dangerous, cycle of hostility and abuse against migrants. Read our response to these attacks here👇
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
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Restrictions on human rights:
There are plans to strip back people's right to:
- A family life (Article 8)
- Protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 3)
There are plans to strip back people's right to:
- A family life (Article 8)
- Protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 3)
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Restrictions on human rights:
There are plans to strip back people's right to:
- A family life (Article 8)
- Protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 3)
There are plans to strip back people's right to:
- A family life (Article 8)
- Protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 3)
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A new appeals system
A single-appeal model run by a new body, aimed at speeding up cases the government sees as unlikely to succeed. This risks reducing independent oversight of complex, life-or-death decisions.
A single-appeal model run by a new body, aimed at speeding up cases the government sees as unlikely to succeed. This risks reducing independent oversight of complex, life-or-death decisions.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A new appeals system
A single-appeal model run by a new body, aimed at speeding up cases the government sees as unlikely to succeed. This risks reducing independent oversight of complex, life-or-death decisions.
A single-appeal model run by a new body, aimed at speeding up cases the government sees as unlikely to succeed. This risks reducing independent oversight of complex, life-or-death decisions.
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New “safe and legal routes”
Details are vague, but the Home Secretary says these routes will be capped, “modest”, and based on community sponsorship - similar to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Details are vague, but the Home Secretary says these routes will be capped, “modest”, and based on community sponsorship - similar to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New “safe and legal routes”
Details are vague, but the Home Secretary says these routes will be capped, “modest”, and based on community sponsorship - similar to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Details are vague, but the Home Secretary says these routes will be capped, “modest”, and based on community sponsorship - similar to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
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AI in age assessments
The Home Office already uses AI to summarise interviews and case info.
This plan proposes using AI facial scanning in age disputes, raising big questions about accuracy, ethics and fairness, this kind of tech is notoriously unreliable when used on Black and Brown people.
The Home Office already uses AI to summarise interviews and case info.
This plan proposes using AI facial scanning in age disputes, raising big questions about accuracy, ethics and fairness, this kind of tech is notoriously unreliable when used on Black and Brown people.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AI in age assessments
The Home Office already uses AI to summarise interviews and case info.
This plan proposes using AI facial scanning in age disputes, raising big questions about accuracy, ethics and fairness, this kind of tech is notoriously unreliable when used on Black and Brown people.
The Home Office already uses AI to summarise interviews and case info.
This plan proposes using AI facial scanning in age disputes, raising big questions about accuracy, ethics and fairness, this kind of tech is notoriously unreliable when used on Black and Brown people.
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More large sites and military bases
The government plans to expand the use of large-scale sites for asylum accommodation, despite reems of evidence that large sites will cost more, and cause profound and irreparable harm to residents.
The government plans to expand the use of large-scale sites for asylum accommodation, despite reems of evidence that large sites will cost more, and cause profound and irreparable harm to residents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
More large sites and military bases
The government plans to expand the use of large-scale sites for asylum accommodation, despite reems of evidence that large sites will cost more, and cause profound and irreparable harm to residents.
The government plans to expand the use of large-scale sites for asylum accommodation, despite reems of evidence that large sites will cost more, and cause profound and irreparable harm to residents.
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• No support for people allowed to work but currently unemployed
• A “contributions” system where people with small savings or income pay towards their own asylum support
It would create an increasingly complex and bureaucratic system which risks leaving people in poverty.
• A “contributions” system where people with small savings or income pay towards their own asylum support
It would create an increasingly complex and bureaucratic system which risks leaving people in poverty.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
• No support for people allowed to work but currently unemployed
• A “contributions” system where people with small savings or income pay towards their own asylum support
It would create an increasingly complex and bureaucratic system which risks leaving people in poverty.
• A “contributions” system where people with small savings or income pay towards their own asylum support
It would create an increasingly complex and bureaucratic system which risks leaving people in poverty.
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Removing the legal duty to support people seeking asylum
The government wants to end the obligation to provide accommodation and financial support to people who would otherwise be destitute.
This could mean:
The government wants to end the obligation to provide accommodation and financial support to people who would otherwise be destitute.
This could mean:
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Removing the legal duty to support people seeking asylum
The government wants to end the obligation to provide accommodation and financial support to people who would otherwise be destitute.
This could mean:
The government wants to end the obligation to provide accommodation and financial support to people who would otherwise be destitute.
This could mean:
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A new “Protection Work and Study Visa”
The plans suggest people could “earn” settlement faster by switching to a new visa route if they can work or study “at an appropriate level” and pay a fee.
It creates a 2-tier system where people who are unable to take up work or education would be excluded.
The plans suggest people could “earn” settlement faster by switching to a new visa route if they can work or study “at an appropriate level” and pay a fee.
It creates a 2-tier system where people who are unable to take up work or education would be excluded.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A new “Protection Work and Study Visa”
The plans suggest people could “earn” settlement faster by switching to a new visa route if they can work or study “at an appropriate level” and pay a fee.
It creates a 2-tier system where people who are unable to take up work or education would be excluded.
The plans suggest people could “earn” settlement faster by switching to a new visa route if they can work or study “at an appropriate level” and pay a fee.
It creates a 2-tier system where people who are unable to take up work or education would be excluded.
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A 20-year road to settlement
Right now, refugees can apply for indefinite leave after 5 years.
Under these proposals, they would need to wait 20. That's two decades of instability, repeated assessments, and continued fear of being forced back to danger. This insecurity causes poor mental health.
Right now, refugees can apply for indefinite leave after 5 years.
Under these proposals, they would need to wait 20. That's two decades of instability, repeated assessments, and continued fear of being forced back to danger. This insecurity causes poor mental health.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A 20-year road to settlement
Right now, refugees can apply for indefinite leave after 5 years.
Under these proposals, they would need to wait 20. That's two decades of instability, repeated assessments, and continued fear of being forced back to danger. This insecurity causes poor mental health.
Right now, refugees can apply for indefinite leave after 5 years.
Under these proposals, they would need to wait 20. That's two decades of instability, repeated assessments, and continued fear of being forced back to danger. This insecurity causes poor mental health.
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Introducing “Core Protection”
People granted asylum would get only 2.5 years of leave to remain, not the current 5 years.
Each period would then be reassessed based on if it’s “safe” for them to return. This will leave people in a constant state of possible deportation and create instability.
People granted asylum would get only 2.5 years of leave to remain, not the current 5 years.
Each period would then be reassessed based on if it’s “safe” for them to return. This will leave people in a constant state of possible deportation and create instability.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Introducing “Core Protection”
People granted asylum would get only 2.5 years of leave to remain, not the current 5 years.
Each period would then be reassessed based on if it’s “safe” for them to return. This will leave people in a constant state of possible deportation and create instability.
People granted asylum would get only 2.5 years of leave to remain, not the current 5 years.
Each period would then be reassessed based on if it’s “safe” for them to return. This will leave people in a constant state of possible deportation and create instability.
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The headline plan?
An end to permanent resettlement for refugees in the UK.
The government wants to replace our current model with something similar to Denmark’s: temporary, more limited protection instead of a clear route to permanent safety.
An end to permanent resettlement for refugees in the UK.
The government wants to replace our current model with something similar to Denmark’s: temporary, more limited protection instead of a clear route to permanent safety.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The headline plan?
An end to permanent resettlement for refugees in the UK.
The government wants to replace our current model with something similar to Denmark’s: temporary, more limited protection instead of a clear route to permanent safety.
An end to permanent resettlement for refugees in the UK.
The government wants to replace our current model with something similar to Denmark’s: temporary, more limited protection instead of a clear route to permanent safety.
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🧵: The Government’s dehumanising new asylum proposals – what are they, and why it matters.
It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.
It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🧵: The Government’s dehumanising new asylum proposals – what are they, and why it matters.
It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.
It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.