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3rd October 2025
As we enter Challenge Poverty Week 2025, we’re reflecting on how GCVS and the wider third sector in Glasgow are driving change. Our values align closely with this year’s campaign... Read more
31st January 2025
Two new free-to-access e-learning resources have been launched by THRE – Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities for Scotland’s third sector. The nationwide THRE project provides training, resources, and support... Read more
9th October 2023
In our recent event, Climate Change and Human Rights for the Third Sector, we discussed inequality issues when tackling climate change. In this blog, we will share reflections on how the... Read more
11th May 2022
THRE is a new nationwide project led by GCVS in partnership with HTSI and EVOC. THRE is working with Scotland’s Third Sector Interface organisations (TSIs) to develop resources, training and networks... Read more
12th November 2019
Sign the Equality Action Pledge Research shows that BME and women trustees are significantly underrepresented in charity boardrooms. In response to this research and #CharitySoWhite, GCVS and CRER have launched an Equality Action Pledge... Read more23rd October 2019
GCVS hosted MSP members of the Scottish Parliament Equality Committee as part of the Committee's Draft Budget Scrutiny inquiry looking at funding, the third sector and human rights. Many different... Read more23rd August 2019
GCVS has responded to the Committee’s Draft Budget Scrutiny Inquiry Scottish Parliament Equality and Human Rights Committee Draft Budget Scrutiny Inquiry GCVS response 230819 Read more28th June 2019
The extent of extreme poverty in the UK and how it breaches our human rights was formally reported to the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva... Read more10th June 2019
Professor Philip Alston will report to the UN Human Rights Council on his visit to the UK and subsequent written report that complained about the extent of absolute poverty in... Read more23rd May 2019
‘As Thomas Hobbes observed long ago, such an approach condemns the least well off to lives that are “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. As the British social contract slowly... Read more10th April 2019
Our Human Rights Defenders Network meeting is on tomorrow (11th April - still a few places left Register Here) GCVS is working with Carole Ewart on developing the network. Carole... Read more5th August 2015
A new series of equality guides from ACAS to help employers and managers identify, tackle and prevent discrimination in the workplace. Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved