The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, used his Christmas se
You are here
News from 2013
-
26 December 2013
-
16 December 2013A public meeting in London hears that state surveillance cannot be separated from counter-terror powers and global securitisation.
-
15 December 2013Talha Ahsan and Babar Ahmad pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in US federal court on 10 December 2013
-
10 December 2013
Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) 2013-2017 was unanimously approved in the Scottish Parliament on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2013
-
10 December 2013
The Scottish Government's new document "New Scots - Integrating Refugees in Scotland's Communities" was released on 9 December
-
27 November 2013SACC welcomes the emphasis on human rights that runs through the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence, published this week.
-
23 November 2013
SACC was one of 5 groups to be given an award at the Positive Action in Housing AGM at Glasgow's City Chambers on Friday 22 November 2013. The awards were in memory of Janice Fawkes, a founding member of PAIH, who died in September. The awards were for "selfless and dedicated work in the field of anti-racism and human rights."
-
15 November 2013The 100 Promises Campaign is hosting a press conference for all Scottish media, to expose our findings on Glasgow City Council corruption in a new dossier. We will also provide footage and pdf copies of the dossier for syndication and online media.
-
09 October 2013Response from Scottish Police to a complaint from Jock Morris, Chair of Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees, over the police handing of GCtWR and SDL demonstrations on 16 June 2012
-
04 August 2013During his recent visit to Pakistan, John Kerry said that drone strikes will end "very, very soon. " Is that for real?
-
06 July 2013
There have been a number racist attacks in Scotland recently - possibly a result of the racism of
-
08 June 2013SACC welcomes the recent announcement that Scottish police are to look into the involvement of Scottish airports in "extraordinary rendition" but we are concerned that the police lack the will to pursue criminal charges.
-
06 June 2013The Scotsman reported yesterday, 5 June, that almost a third of the children due to take part in a primary school trip to Edinburgh Central mosque were pulled out of the trip by their parents. The paper links the incident to heightened tensions in the aftermath of the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Regrettably, it has covered this important story in a way that seems calculated to fuel community tension and has paid no heed to the efforts being made to build understanding and harmony.
-
05 June 2013Today's Scotsman reports that almost a third of the children due to take part in a primary school field trip to Edinburgh Central mosque were pulled out by their parents. The paper has covered the story in a way that seems calculated to fuel community tension.
-
23 May 2013The brutal killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich on 22 May was murder, not war. Just like the drone assassinations of supposed Taliban and al Qaida figures who are not actively engaged in combat. All actions of this sort are indefensible.
-
30 April 2013Founding Statement of the All Scotland Anti-Bedroom Tax Conference, 27th April, Woodside Halls, Glasgow
-
16 March 2013Supporters of Tibetan freedom demonstrated in Edinburgh on Sunday 10 March to mark the 54th anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising against Chinese rule.
-
22 February 2013Mass arrests in Turkey - 167 trade union activists and union officials arrested
