New Fight for Victims of Torture Raped, Beaten, Abused . . . Yet Even When They Come to Scotland Asylum Seekers Can Still Find Themselves Under Attack. A New Foundation in Glasgow Aims to Ensure They Receive the Right Help.

The Herald › September 13, 2005

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'Black bastard. F*** off. Black bastard." That is what they shout, scream and hiss at him. In the street, in McDonald's and on the football field. Welcome to Glasgow.

Welcome to life as a teenage asylum seeker.

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New Fight for Victims of Torture Raped, Beaten, Abused . . . Yet Even When They Come to Scotland Asylum Seekers Can Still Find Themselves Under Attack. A New Foundation in Glasgow Aims to Ensure They Receive the Right Help.

After torture and fleeing from west Africa, the handsome, football-loving teenager staring out across the River Clyde arrived alone in London earlier this year.

James was dispersed to Scotland's only host city, Glasgow, by the Home Office, and accounts for one of 80 unaccompanied asylum seekers under the age of 18 living in the city.

Here, he found his way to the Medical Foundation for the Care...

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