Human Rights Expert Tender, Malawi - 27455981

Procurement Summary

Country : Malawi

Summary : Human Rights Expert

Deadline : 23 Oct 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 27455981

Document Ref. No. : 50456

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Area 40, Plot 7, P.O. Box 30135 Lilongwe 3. Tel: +265-1-773-500 Fax: +265-1-773-637
Malawi

Tender Details

UNDP Malawi is supporting the Malawi Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in strengthening human rights complaints management. It is in this context that UNDP-Malawi seeks services of a HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT to develop complaints handling system for the Commission. The Malawi Human Rights Commission is a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) for Malawi established by the Constitution of Malawi. The primary function of the Commission is the promotion and protection of human rights accorded by the Constitution or any other law. The Commission started its operations in 1999 following the enactment of the enabling legislation, the Human Rights Commission Act (HRCA) in 1998 and appointment of the first cohort of commissioners in1999. At the foundation stage, the Commission was organised based on its functions, including investigations of violations of human rights. However, in 2009, the Commission decided to focus on thematic issues and as such, its operational structure was reorganised to include the directorates of Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Child Rights, Gender and Women Rights and Disability and Elderly Persons. These directorates perform protection and promotion functions as stated above. Investigations of the violations of rights are however undertaken as part of the broader functions of the thematic areas and as such have often not received adequate attention.Following performance of multiple tasks requiringdiverse skills by technical directorates, it has been evident that, over time, the Commission has lacked the competency to effectively handle complaints. This inadequacy has manifested in inordinate delays in the conclusion of investigations and; inadequate ratio of concluded and resolved cases and complaints of human rights violations. While other financial factors account for these manifestations, the accumulation of the backlog mainly stems from weak complaint handling systems and procedures which occasion the d...

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