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Checkmate on Corporate Impunity. UN Binding Treaty process resumes in Geneva
12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations start in Geneva 12 October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th session of negotiations of the UN Treaty to regulate transnational corporations under Human Rights law starts at the United Nations...
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Checkmate on Corporate Impunity. UN Binding Treaty process resumes in Geneva
12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations start in Geneva 12 October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th session of negotiations of the UN Treaty to regulate transnational...
Small-Scale Fisheries Governance: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Reality
Symbolic recognition means little when fishing communities still face climate breakdown and shrinking civic space. Explore how fisheries governance must bridge the gap between policy commitments and actual implementation.
WE ARE HIRING: PROGRAMME MANAGER
Masifundise is a progressive civil society organisation, registered as an independent Trust, with a longstanding track record in the small-scale fisheries sector. We work to promote and advance Food Sovereignty in small-scale fishing communities in South Africa and...
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Checkmate on Corporate Impunity. UN Binding Treaty process resumes in Geneva
12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations start in Geneva 12 October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th session of negotiations of the UN Treaty to regulate transnational...
Masifundise Stands Against Gender Based Violence
Masifundise Stands Against Gender Based Violence For immediate release 23 September 2026 Over the past week, the brutal reality of gender-based violence has once again been brought into sharp focus, as the bodies of ten women have been found in the Ekurhuleni...
Shell Loses Wild Coast Battle as Constitutional Court Rules in Favour of Communities
Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust For immediate release 14 August 2026 On 14 August 2026, the South African Constitutional Court passed judgment on the landmark case Wild Coast Communities vs Shell that affirms communities that consultation is not just a...
SSF communities in South Africa
This map shows the current coastal and inland communities that Masifundise works with.