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ASEAN DPOs attended 7th Meeting of Task Force
July 23, 2018
On 6 July, all participants of the DPO Coordination Meeting hosted by AGENDA on July 5, received the opportunity to attend the seventh Meeting of the Task Force on Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Community. During the meeting, the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF…
Election Studies Program in 2018
July 23, 2018
On 27 June, AGENDA and IFES coordinated with Bawaslu (Indonesia Election Supervisory Body) to hold polling station visits to the 2018 Pilkada (local election) in five cities for international delegates and representatives as part of Bawaslu’s first-ever Election Studies Program. The program aimed to bring together members of election management bodies (EMBs) from…
Public consultation and Indonesian representative to AICHR accountability report
July 12, 2018
On July 12, AGENDA attended a Public Consultation on International and Regional Advancement and the Protection of Human Rights as well as the Socialization of Election Processes of Indonesia Representatives to the AICHR 2019-2021 hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta.Indonesian representative to AICHR, Dinna Wisnu, in the meeting shared her…
Coordination Meeting DPOs in ASEAN
July 5, 2018
On 5 July, AGENDA organized a Coordination Meeting of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) with the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) in Jakarta leading up to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Task Force Meeting for the Enabling Master Plan on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.…
Election Visit Program in 2018
June 27, 2018
From 26-27 June, representatives from AGENDA participated in the 2018 Election Visit Program (EVP) organized by the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) in Surabaya, East Java. The program’s main objectives were to share knowledge and information on Indonesia’s different elections and to observe the regional head elections in East Java. EMBs from six…
NCBM launched a booklet on how to help people with disabilities
May 8, 2018
In mid-April 2018, National Council for the Blind Malaysia (NCBM), Malaysian AGENDA’s partner launched a booklet on how to help people with disabilities titled Panduan Memberi Sokongan dan Berinteraksi dengan Orang Kurang Upaya which would be used by the Election Commission officers during the general election. The initiative was funded by the International…
Press Release – 6th Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community 16-17 April 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia.
April 18, 2018
The Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community, comprising representatives from the AICHR, SOMSWD and ACWC, convened its 6th meeting on 16 to 17 April 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
More information: https://goo.gl/oPdTX3
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List of CSOs with Consultative Relationship with the AICHR
March 28, 2018
A total of four (4) Disabled People Organizations (out of 28 CSOs) which have Consultative Relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR):
- Persatuan Penyandang Disabilitas Indonesia (PPDI/Indonesia Disabled People’s Association)
- Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
- Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled (MCD)
- Thailand Association of the Blind…
Congratulation to MCD and TAB !!!
March 28, 2018
Starting March 8, 2018, Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled (MCD) and Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) have been granted consultative relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
