Scotland can be '˜beacon' for refugees
The organisation will set out six principles for the protection of refugees as it stages its annual general meeting in Glasgow today.
The principles set a benchmark for how asylum seekers and refugees’ rights should be respected, and ensure they are welcomed and treated with dignity, it said.
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Hide AdSyrian refugees began arriving in Scotland in November as part of the UK government’s pledge to accept 20,000 by 2020 to help with the refugee crisis.
Gary Christie, head of policy and communications, said: “In our 30th anniversary year we have witnessed ever greater numbers of people fleeing for their lives in pursuit of safety.
“The response in Scotland to this has been overwhelming.
“Thousands of people from all walks of life took to the streets across Scotland to offer solidarity to refugees fleeing Syria.”