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.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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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.
Join us for Islamophobia Awareness Month and help Flip the Script. Islamophobia is fuelled by stereotypes, misinformation and sensationalist portrayals that normalise discrimination. This month we are challenging those narratives. Will you join us?
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025 #IslamophobiaAwareness
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025 #IslamophobiaAwareness
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Join us for Islamophobia Awareness Month and help Flip the Script. Islamophobia is fuelled by stereotypes, misinformation and sensationalist portrayals that normalise discrimination. This month we are challenging those narratives. Will you join us?
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025 #IslamophobiaAwareness
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025 #IslamophobiaAwareness
Wishing you a joyful and radiant Diwali!
May this Festival of Lights bring new hope, opportunities, joy into your life.
Happy Diwali to our communities across Central Scotland and further.
#HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights #Diwali2025 #HopeAndJoy #LightOverDarkness
May this Festival of Lights bring new hope, opportunities, joy into your life.
Happy Diwali to our communities across Central Scotland and further.
#HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights #Diwali2025 #HopeAndJoy #LightOverDarkness
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Wishing you a joyful and radiant Diwali!
May this Festival of Lights bring new hope, opportunities, joy into your life.
Happy Diwali to our communities across Central Scotland and further.
#HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights #Diwali2025 #HopeAndJoy #LightOverDarkness
May this Festival of Lights bring new hope, opportunities, joy into your life.
Happy Diwali to our communities across Central Scotland and further.
#HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights #Diwali2025 #HopeAndJoy #LightOverDarkness
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💔Poverty isn't inevitable. Everyone deserves to live a dignified life.
Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty.
📅Saturday 25th October
📍Edinburgh
Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty.
📅Saturday 25th October
📍Edinburgh
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
💔Poverty isn't inevitable. Everyone deserves to live a dignified life.
Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty.
📅Saturday 25th October
📍Edinburgh
Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty.
📅Saturday 25th October
📍Edinburgh
"Every migrant lost on a dangerous journey is someone's child, parent or friend. Writing for FMR meant honoring those lives by reaching people who can prevent the next loss. Not just academics, but aid workers at borders & officials whose policies determine life & death."
-Houman Oliaei, FMR75
-Houman Oliaei, FMR75
Read Houman's article about the brokers who facilitate dangerous journeys through the Americas, and how they juggle constantly changing requirements along the route in a complex interplay of legal statuses, visa rules and strategic decision-making.
www.fmreview.org/dangerous-jo...
www.fmreview.org/dangerous-jo...
Networks of possibility: journeys from the Middle East to the US–Mexico border - Forced Migration Review
People from the Middle East attempting to reach the US navigate varied terrains as well as bureaucracy, corruption and changing visa regimes. Migration brokers develop dynamic networks, both regular a...
www.fmreview.org
October 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"Every migrant lost on a dangerous journey is someone's child, parent or friend. Writing for FMR meant honoring those lives by reaching people who can prevent the next loss. Not just academics, but aid workers at borders & officials whose policies determine life & death."
-Houman Oliaei, FMR75
-Houman Oliaei, FMR75
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Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies.
There is no time to delay.
There is no time to delay.
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...
www.hrw.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies.
There is no time to delay.
There is no time to delay.
We’re halfway through our Digital Inclusion Course.
Next up: Online Safety and Security, Wednesday 8 October, 11:00 to 13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa. Free, beginner-friendly and open to all.
Sign up or refer someone: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
Next up: Online Safety and Security, Wednesday 8 October, 11:00 to 13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa. Free, beginner-friendly and open to all.
Sign up or refer someone: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We’re halfway through our Digital Inclusion Course.
Next up: Online Safety and Security, Wednesday 8 October, 11:00 to 13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa. Free, beginner-friendly and open to all.
Sign up or refer someone: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
Next up: Online Safety and Security, Wednesday 8 October, 11:00 to 13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa. Free, beginner-friendly and open to all.
Sign up or refer someone: www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
We’re excited to deliver the second Digital Inclusion Workshop this Wednesday, 11:00–13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa.
This week we’re diving into online resources and services.
Workshops run weekly until 15 October. For more info visit:
www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
This week we’re diving into online resources and services.
Workshops run weekly until 15 October. For more info visit:
www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
September 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We’re excited to deliver the second Digital Inclusion Workshop this Wednesday, 11:00–13:00 at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa.
This week we’re diving into online resources and services.
Workshops run weekly until 15 October. For more info visit:
www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
This week we’re diving into online resources and services.
Workshops run weekly until 15 October. For more info visit:
www.csrec.org.uk/csrec-digital-inclusion-course
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Almost 40% of “Prevent” referrals to counter‑terrorism police are CHILDREN between 11 and 15 years old. Nearly HALF are Muslim or Asian.
Beyond exam pressure & teenage angst, a generation is growing up under surveillance because of the “Prevent” duty.
Act now: amn.st/63324AbAd6
Beyond exam pressure & teenage angst, a generation is growing up under surveillance because of the “Prevent” duty.
Act now: amn.st/63324AbAd6
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Almost 40% of “Prevent” referrals to counter‑terrorism police are CHILDREN between 11 and 15 years old. Nearly HALF are Muslim or Asian.
Beyond exam pressure & teenage angst, a generation is growing up under surveillance because of the “Prevent” duty.
Act now: amn.st/63324AbAd6
Beyond exam pressure & teenage angst, a generation is growing up under surveillance because of the “Prevent” duty.
Act now: amn.st/63324AbAd6
“We must speak up against violence, hate, discrimination, and inequality; practice respect; and embrace the diversity of our world.”
These words from the United Nations capture the spirit of #internationaldayofpeace, observed annually on 21 September.
#CentralScotland #CSREC #RacialEquality
These words from the United Nations capture the spirit of #internationaldayofpeace, observed annually on 21 September.
#CentralScotland #CSREC #RacialEquality
September 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“We must speak up against violence, hate, discrimination, and inequality; practice respect; and embrace the diversity of our world.”
These words from the United Nations capture the spirit of #internationaldayofpeace, observed annually on 21 September.
#CentralScotland #CSREC #RacialEquality
These words from the United Nations capture the spirit of #internationaldayofpeace, observed annually on 21 September.
#CentralScotland #CSREC #RacialEquality
We’re delighted to be nominated for Third Sector Team of the Year at the Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Festival & Awards 2025. Thank you to our clients, partners & community, this recognition is shared with you all. #CSREC #CentralScotland #EqualityInAction
September 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We’re delighted to be nominated for Third Sector Team of the Year at the Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Festival & Awards 2025. Thank you to our clients, partners & community, this recognition is shared with you all. #CSREC #CentralScotland #EqualityInAction
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We stand in solidarity with people seeking safety and against acts of violence and intimidation taking place in parts of the country.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
September 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We stand in solidarity with people seeking safety and against acts of violence and intimidation taking place in parts of the country.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
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Over the summer we have seen an increasing "normalisation" of hostile rhetoric and actions against migrants, including those seeking asylum. This is emboldened by a media and political narrative which fails to challenge misinformation. Our latest editorial👇
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
The press and politicians must share the blame for rising…
The situation in the UK, and elsewhere in the world, is becoming a lot scarier for many migrants.
www.migrantvoice.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Over the summer we have seen an increasing "normalisation" of hostile rhetoric and actions against migrants, including those seeking asylum. This is emboldened by a media and political narrative which fails to challenge misinformation. Our latest editorial👇
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...