The 4th Regional Disability Rights Dialogue, Yangon Myanmar

The 4th Regional Disability Rights Dialogue

January 30, 2019

On January 28-29, the IFES Myanmar and IFES AGENDA teams organized and hosted the fourth Regional Disability Rights Dialogue in Myanmar. Following its theme of "Transforming Obligation into Action”, the dialogue focused on the first section of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which contains key action points on…

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The 3rd AICHR Regional Dialogue, Phuket, Thailand

July 10, 2017

On 19-21 June, 2017 AGENDA’s Program Manager and Disability Rights Advisor participated on the 3rd ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Dialogue on Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in ASEAN in Phuket, Thailand. This Dialogue built on the previous two regional dialogues the AICHR convened in 2015 and 2016.…

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AICHR 2nd Regional Dialogue on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community

July 20, 2016

On June 29 – July 1, AGENDA participated in the “AICHR 2nd Regional Dialogue on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community” in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor served as one of the speakers in Session 1 of the Regional Dialogue which was about…

Egypt Conference 12-13 April 2016

Indonesian EMB participated at the Conference on “Promoting Electoral Access for Persons with Disabilities: Egyptian and International Experiences” in Cairo, Egypt on 12 – 13 April 2016

April 14, 2016

KPU Commissioner Dr. Ferry Kurnia Rizkyansyah shared Indonesian election experiences related with persons with disabilities at the Conference on “Promoting Electoral Access for Persons with Disabilities: Egyptian and International Experiences” in Cairo, Egypt on 12 – 13 April 2016. According to Commissioner Ferry, KPU has tried to incorporate persons with disabilities in the…

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AGENDA presentation at ASEAN Disability Forum Conference in Malaysia

October 27, 2015

Christian Donn, AGENDA Program Manager, presented promotion of accessible election in ASEAN at a plenary session of ASEAN Disability Forum Conference 2015, 20 October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur,, Malaysia. In the meeting Christian stressed that political participation of persons with disabilities particularly in election is very important because it will contribute in…

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Ramini Matcharashvili AGENDA Conference – Jakarta, Indonesia

February 9, 2015

On January 28-29 AGENDA held a two-day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the topic of persons with disabilities and their political rights. Issues discussed included obstacles faced by persons with disabilities when trying to participate and get engaged in electoral processes and how certain obstacles can be overcome. Participants from various countries shared…

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Ramini Matcharashvili, speaker at the AGENDA 3rd Regional Dialogue

February 9, 2015

On January 28-29 AGENDA held a two-day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the topic of persons with disabilities and their political rights. Issues discussed included obstacles faced by persons with disabilities when trying to participate and get engaged in electoral processes and how certain obstacles can be overcome. Participants from various countries shared…

IDPP Participates in 3rd AGENDA Regional Dialogue

February 9, 2015

IDPP Program Associate Ms. Della Leonor participated in the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA)’s General Election for Disability Access South Asia Conference held from 28-29 January, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The two-day conference featured panel discussions and presentations on a wide range of topics within the field of universal election access…

The Third Regional Dialogue on Access to Elections in Jakarta

February 4, 2015

From January 28-29, 2015 the third Regional Dialogue on Access to Elections brought together more than 200 representatives from disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs), election management bodies, governments, media, and international organizations to spark an exchange of ideas and best practices on strengthening equal access to political and electoral rights for persons with disabilities.…