Call for conducting an empirical assessment/research on the need for age and disability appropriate procedural accommodation law together with annex on the draft directive – Ethiopian National Association of the Blind

Consultancy and Training, Legal

Ethiopian National Association of the Blind

About the Organization

 ENAB is a 60 years old organization established in 1960, is a first registered indigenous, not for profit local DPO established in Ethiopia. ENAB has officially renewed its License according to the new Ethiopian CSO Proclamation No. 1113/2019 on June 23, 2019 to intervene aggressively in the advocacy efforts of disability rights. Since its establishment, ENAB has been promoting the rights of persons with disabilities and has contributed for the ratification of the CRPD, the promulgation of the employment rights of persons with disabilities proclamation in Ethiopia, for the ratification of the Marrakesh treaty etc. ENAB is the pioneer, outstanding and vibrant DPO in Ethiopia with 31 branches throughout the country with more than 17,000 (seventeen thousand) members. ENAB has also been engaged in supporting countless blind peoples in providing educational services, economic empowerment, life skills trainings, etc.

Objectives of the Call

The overall objective of the call is to identify the gaps and to suggest for possible age and disability appropriate procedural accommodations to ensure the right to access justice by persons with disabilities.

Under this general objective, consultant(s) are expected to:

• Explore and analyze the existing policies, laws, strategies and guidelines  that are applicable on the rights to access to justice of persons with disabilities in general and the blind in particular
• Assess practical challenges that persons with disabilities in general and blind persons in particular face regarding their inclusion in the justice system
• Recommend legal and other solutions to alleviate challenges of persons with disabilities in general and blind persons in particular in accessing the justice system
• Come up with draft directive, based on the findings of the research, to ensure effective inclusion of persons with disabilities in general and the blind in particular in the justice system.

Scope of Assignment

Consultant(s) are expected to show major legal and practical gaps concerning access to justice of persons with disabilities in general and the blind in particular in Ethiopia in light of disability rights together with the recommendations thereof and draft directive on the age and disability appropriate procedural accommodations attached to it. Thus, deliverablesare as follows:-

• Inception report,
• Research report,
• Draft directive/legislative measure/ attached to the research report for the effective inclusion of persons with disabilities in the justice system,

• Presentation in the validation workshop and finalized report.

Methodology

To conduct the assessment and to develop the draft directive/legislative measure/, the consultant(s)are expected to propose a comprehensive and effective methodology that would enablethe consultant(s) reach up to the required outcome and to produce high quality deliverables. 

Reporting

The consultant(s) will report to the human rights and advocacy coordinator of ENAB and to the consultant of ENAB on the USAID project as will be introduced at the time of signing the contract agreement.

Duration of Assignment

The assignment pursuant to this call must be completed within 50 days from signing of the contract. The consultant(s) shall submit the final research report at the 51^st day from the signing of the contract.

• Minimum of a master’s degree or equivalent in international law and/or human rights or similar and relevant social science fields of study. Specialization on disability rights is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in disability rights, disability consultation, working with disability organizations and similar activities.
• The applicant(s)are required to have conducted at least one research on disability rights.
• In-depth knowledge onthe United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
• A good command of written and spoken English language
• Applicants that do not fulfil the above requirements need not apply

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