Unity is a volunteer-run organisation which provides support for asylum seekers and sans papiers in Glasgow, Scotland.
[1] Volunteers are involved with a range of activities: Unity is one of the organisations involved in running Glasgow Destitution Network’s night shelter.
[6] As of February 2015[update], the shelter has capacity for 15 male asylum seekers who have had their applications denied.
[7] UNITY: the Union of Asylum Seekers was formed in 2005, providing a focus for human rights issues at a time when the Home Office was using dawn raids to instigate deportations.
[10][11][12] The organisation had been involved with notifying when people were detained and sent to Dungavel or other detention centres.