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News related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in elections and other political processes, such as research, technological advancements, and inclusive efforts for upcoming elections.
Cambodian Observers: Indonesian Election Good, But Could be Better
March 29, 2012
Three Cambodian observers joined AGENDA’s fourth election monitoring in Bangka Belitung, February 23, 2012. Ky Sophan, Huy Khy, and Pheng Pharozin from Cambodian Disabled Person’s Organisation (CDPO) flew from their country to learn about the election monitoring process. Prior to the activity, they received a briefing about how to conduct the monitoring and…
Volunteer Training Sheds Light on Disability Issues in Bangka Belitung
March 29, 2012
By Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
On February 21-22, 2012 AGENDA held its fourth training of volunteers to help with the monitoring of regional election in Bangka Belitung. As in the previous three trainings, 30 volunteers were recruited; half of them were persons with disability. They were recruited through People’s Voter…
Head of Election Monitoring Agency Admits to Poor Election Accessibility
January 4, 2012
By: Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
Head of Indonesian Election Monitoring Agency (Bawaslu) Bambang Eko Widodo admitted that election process in the country has not been completely disabled people-friendly. He expressed this statement at an audience with AGENDA team on ugust 11, 2011 at Bawaslu office.
To be…
AGENDA: An Eye-opener Through The Blindfold
January 4, 2012
By: Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
Two blindfolded people walked uncertainly toward a voting booth: one swinging a cane and the other assisted by an official. Another blindfolded person just sat quietly as if unsure of what to do. Once at the voting booth, the two blindfolded people had to rack…
The Long Winding Road Of Political Participation For Persons With Disabilities In ASEAN
January 4, 2012
By: Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
Twenty-four participants from a number of organizations that concerned themselves with election and disability issues gathered at Hotel Millenium, Jakarta, on Monday, August 15, 2011, for a workshop titled Study of Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Elections in South-east Asia. Among the participants were…
Rough Terrainspose Obstacle To Disabled Voters In South Tangerang
January 3, 2012
On October 22, 2011 a regional election for the post of governor was held in Banten Province, including in the South Tangerang regency. This was the second election in the relatively new province since its establishment in 2000. The first was held in 2006.
The day also marked AGENDA’s third…
AGENDA First Electoral Monitoring in Yogyakarta
January 3, 2012
By: Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
On September 25, 2011, AGENDA conducted its first electoral monitoring at the regional election in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this monitoring is to evaluate the accessibility of voting process and to find out whether disabled voters are content with the whole process of election.
Oleh: Riri Rafiani, PPUA Penca
For their second electoral monitoring, the AGENDA team set out to Mamuju, the capital city of West Sulawesi Province. This region saw its second provincial election on asunny day on October 10, 2011.
Similar methods used in the Yogyakarta election monitoring were…