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​Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.
​Our organisation is human rights and equalities based and community led.
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​We currently have three main projects:
​Challenging Violence Against Women, Women & Asylum Seeker Housing, and Wellbeing Projects.
All three projects work with asylum seeker and refugee individuals and community groups and the Challenging Violence Against Women project also works with other marginalised communities affected by female genital mutilation, honour based violence and other gender based violence.

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Reduce Asylum Seeker Isolation - smart phone App

Covid-19 has disproportionately increased isolation for asylum seekers. The pressure of lockdown has compounded previous traumatic experiences and their mental health is being severely affected by isolation and despite restrictions easing, many newly arrived asylum seekers are very isolated. Phone data top-ups to access information on community support or keep up-to-date with Covid-19 rules are unaffordable.

With your help, we are raising money to develop a downloadable App that will greatly reduce isolation.  Asylum seekers will be able to keep in touch with Covid-19 public health updates in languages they understand, accessing information to find local support groups, to be more informed about their rights and to increase confidence and ability to contribute and participate in their local community. 

Fundraising continues through asking for your support as well as CIS making grant applications.

If you would like to support this vital project please donate at the PayPal DONATE button below.

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​PROJECTS

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Community InfoSource - latest news and comments

'Illegal' Migration Bill is deliberately cruel and potentially illegal

Denying people the human right to claim asylum, forcibly removing people to Rwanda and locking people up simply for seeking safety - this cruel law does not represent us.

CIS is deeply disappointed by the introduction of the new Illegal Migration Bill announced by the UK Home Office on 7 March. 

The Home Secretary has already conceded the bill may not comply with international human rights law (European Convention on Human Rights) and the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) has expressed concern that it could also breach the Refugee Convention. The UNHCR said the bill "would amount to an asylum ban" and urged the UK government to reconsider and pursue a "more humane" solution.

CIS shares all of the concerns expressed by our partners in the sector, including other members of the Together With Refugees coalition.
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• This bill will not just strip people fleeing war and persecution of their right to seek safety in the UK but punish them, based simply on how they came here, not whether they need protection.
• Two out of three people who arrive by small boat are granted asylum following rigorous checks, including nearly half who come from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Eritrea and Sudan where nearly all would be granted asylum (1). Unlike for refugees from Ukraine or Hong Kong, there are very few safe routes for refugees like this to come to the UK for protection. We would be turning our backs on desperate people that deserve our help.
• Our neighbours in France, Germany and Spain take many more applications from refugees than the UK, with Germany taking 2.4 times the number (1). This proposed legislation will take us far outside playing any reasonable part in our global responsibility. 
• Instead of this cruel and unworkable bill, the government should focus on creating a compassionate, fair and workable system which prioritises safe routes to get here, orderly and effective asylum processing, and a comprehensive UK strategy of welcome at national and local level. 
• UNHCR have stated that the legislation, if passed, would amount to an asylum ban - extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the United Kingdom for those who arrive irregularly. This would be a clear breach of the Refugee Convention.
  

1. https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/resources/the-truth-about-channel-crossings

Denying people the human right to claim asylum. Forcibly removing people to Rwanda. Locking people up simply for seeking safety.

This cruel law does not represent us.

It's time for a fair, compassionate and workable asylum system. Who's with us

#TogetherWithRefugees

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