Meeting with Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities

March 20, 2015

AGENDA representatives attended a meeting with Signmark, Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities at Embassy of Finland in Jakarta hosted by Finland Ambassador to Indonesia.. Signmark is a rap musician who was born deaf and became the first deaf person in the world to get a record deal…

AGENDA media visit to KOMPAS

February 27, 2015

On February 26, 2015 AGENDA had a media visit to KOMPAS, a leading national print media in Indonesia. AGENDA team was led by AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor and met with HOMPAS Deputy Managing Editor, Head of Political Desk and Head of International Desk. Representatives of AGENDA’s media consultant also attended the media visit..…

Election Access Monitoring Report Spurs Conversations in Kosovo

February 11, 2015

This finding spurred KDI and HandiKOS to collaborate with the Kosovo Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on conducting workshops with electoral officials operating in the field, known as the Municipal Election Officers (MEOs). The goal was to better prepare polling station staff on supporting voters with disabilities. After a series of intensive workshops…

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…

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…

Mandate Meets Strategy: AICHR’s TOR and the Incheon Strategy

February 9, 2015

By: Kyle Lemargie

The terms of reference for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) are undergoing a scheduled five year review and possible revision. Established ASEAN norms of consensus decision making and non-interference in the internal affairs of member states have limited the mandate of the region’s overarching human…

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…

Checklists and Surveys

February 5, 2015

AGENDA designed a polling station checklist and post-election survey to be used as election observation tools. The checklists and surveys were modified from existing versions that were originally developed and piloted for observing five local elections in Indonesia between November 2011 and July 2012. The presidential election checklist and survey were adapted to…

Blue Bird Taxi with Social Responsibility

February 5, 2015

Blue Bird Group, the leading taxi company in Indonesia, supported the third Regional Dialogue with complimentary transfer from and to the airport for many of the participants and speakers arriving from abroad.

Blue Bird also provided AGENDA with…