Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy: Continuation Of The Project On The Intimidation Of Mps By The Public

Tenders are invited for Consultancy: Continuation of the Project on the Intimidation of MPs by the Public Closing Date: 10 Oct 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Gender/Protection and Human Rights The first phase of the IPUs global study on intimidation of parliamentarians by the public revealed that public hostility toward parliamentarians is a pervasive, escalating, and increasingly digital phenomenon. It produced new data, case studies, and a global survey that, for the first time, mapped the scale and forms of intimidation against MPs by members of the public. Phase 1 highlighted several critical knowledge gaps. First, although many countries and researchers have documented harassment of politicians, there is still no global and systematic monitoring of intimidation of MPs, particularly in real time. Second, anecdotal evidence shows that intimidation affects how MPs work leading some to self-censor, disengage from the public, or leave politics altogether the long-term consequences for parliamentary behavior and democratic trust remain underexplored. Third, responses to date have focused little on prevention tackling the drivers of hostility and fostering constructive engagement between citizens and representatives. Finally, while the gender dimension of political violence is well documented, including through IPU studies on sexism, harassment, and violence against women in parliament, its integration into monitoring tools and institutional responses requires further thinking, bearing in mind that women and other vulnerable groups are often disproportionately targeted. The second phase of the project will therefore focus on filling these gaps. It will deepen understanding of how online and offline intimidation by the public shapes MPs behavior and the functioning of parliaments; explore the political, social, and technological root causes of intimidation; and identify effective institutional mechanisms and good practices for protection and prevention. A key component will be a feasibility study for a Global Tracker on Intimidation of Parliamentarians. The aim is to explore options for a global monitoring mechanism, building on existing initiatives, ensuring integration of a human rights and gender perspectives, and keeping open the question of scope and design. The feasibility study will also examine whether and how to incorporate incidents of state-sponsored violence, whose examination falls under the mandate of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CHRP), and to ensure complementarity with IPU studies on sexism, harassment, and violence against women in parliament. Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4175335/consultancy-continuation-project-intimidation-mps-public

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