Human Rights Research Consultant Tender, Myanmar - 24758674

Procurement Summary

Country : Myanmar

Summary : Human Rights Research Consultant

Deadline : 18 Jul 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24758674

Document Ref. No. : 47795

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
General Inquiries: No. 6, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon 11211, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Phone: +95(1) 542910 to 19 Fax: +95(1) 544 531 Email: registry.mm@undp.org
Myanmar

Tender Details

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE 2018/UNDP-MMR/PN/55 Date: 5 July 2018 Country: MyanmarDescription of the assignment: Human Rights Research ConsultantDuty Station: The Consultant should ideally be already based in Myanmar. If the Consultant is based outside of Myanmar, s/he may have to travel at least once to the country to fulfil the requirements of the consultancy.Period of assignment/services: 40 days (between July and August 2018)Proposal should be submitted to the Procurement Unit, UNDP Myanmar, No. 6 Natmauk Road, Tamwe, Yangon or by email to bids.mm@undp.org; no later than 18 July 2017.Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. Procurement Unit will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Project Title:A research consultancy to conduct a preliminary assessment of the use and spread of hate speech, and consequent incitement to violence, particularly through social media platforms. Background:The initial expansion of democratic space in Myanmar under the previous military government has spurred the rise of an extremist nationalist movement in the public realm particularly through the unbridled use of hate speech particularly through social media and eventual incitement to hostility and violence. According to the Internet World Stats for December 2017, an estimated 16 million of Myanmar s 51 million people use Facebook. It is widely used to spread misinformation and to apply peer pressure on the general public to conform to the views of vocal extremists. Facebook accounts of government ministries appear to be more accessed, as compared to their official ministry websites, for example. Other religious minorities including Muslims and Christians also face increasing hostility, threats and rights violations...

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