Malaysia DPO Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 2016-04-02

Malaysia DPO Meeting

April 28, 2016

On Apr 2, AGENDA‘s partner in Malaysia, National Council of the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) conducted DPO Meeting on the ASEAN Vision 2025 and to solicit feedback on the AICHR’s draft Regional Action Plan on Disability. The meeting involved 22 DPO community leaders.

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…

BRIDGE Workshop on Disability Rights and Elections, Ciawi, April 6-7

BRIDGE Workshop on Disability Rights and Elections

April 13, 2016

On 6-7 April 2016, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) conducted a workshop on Disability Rights and Elections in Ciawi, West Java. Two national commissioners from the Indonesia General Election Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum, KPU); fifteen provincial KPU commissioners from eight provinces that will organize regional head elections on 15…

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AGENDA Produces Regional Research Report on Disability Access and Inclusion

April 1, 2016


In February 2016, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) published Disability Access and Inclusion in the Political Processes of Four Southeast Asian Countries. The report provides key insights from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, written by local disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs), on access and inclusion of persons with disabilities with…

KAMPI DPO Meeting, Manila, 2016-02-19

DPO Meeting on ASEAN Vision 2025 and AICHR’s RAP in Manila, the Philippines

March 28, 2016

On Feb 19, AGENDA‘s partner in Philippine, KAMPI, conducted in Manila, DPO Meeting on the ASEAN Vision 2025 and to solicit feedback on the AICHR’s draft Regional Action Plan on Disability as well as launching of research report findings on challenges and good practices of EMBs in ensuring inclusive and accessible elections to…

AGENDA: Evaluation Workshop of the EMB Assessment Tool

March 21, 2016

On 15 March 2016, the General Election Network on Disability Access (AGENDA) supported its Indonesian partner, the People's Voter Education Network (Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat, JPPR), to conduct an evaluation workshop on the AGENDA Election Management Body (EMB) Assessment Tool for Accessible Elections. The EMB Assessment Tool is designed to guide election administrators…

Meeting with ACWC Brunei Darussalam, Jakarta, 216-02-18

AGENDA Meeting with ACWC Brunei Darussalam

February 23, 2016

On Feb 18, AGENDAmet with Mrs. Datin Paduka Intan Mohd Kassim, Chairperson of ACWC (ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and the Protection of the Rights of Women and Children) and other ACWC Brunei Darussalam representaties at ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia to get more information on the disability issues and seek her advice…

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DPO Meeting on ASEAN Vision 2025 and RAP, Indonesia

February 19, 2016

On Wednesday, 17 February, the General Election Network on Disability Access (AGENDA) supported its Indonesia-based partner, the Indonesia Disabled People's Association (Persatuan Penyandang Disabilitas Indonesia, PPDI), to hold a meeting with leaders from the disability community to solicit feedback on the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Action Plan on Disability.

On Feb 10, AGENDA had a meeting with Yosep Adi Pasetyo, Indonesian Press Council. The issues discussed in the meeting are (1) the mechanism of getting an endorsement letter from the Indonesian Press Council on the AGENDA Media Guidelines, (2) the AGENDA Media training which AGENDA would like to have the Indonesian Press…