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Age & Disability Rights

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April 24, 2014

Jakarta Post - April 24, 2014

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Advocacy groups for disabled persons are seeking a new law to replace the current 1997 disability law, which they say is ineffective.

March 13, 2014

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2014

Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – People with disabilities and differently abled people threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against Education and Culture Minister Mohammad

January 30, 2014

Dili Weekly - January 30, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The Disability Working Group (DWG) Timor-Leste President, Joaquin Soares, demands the Government of Timor-Leste ratify the International Convention on the Rights of th

December 4, 2013

Jakarta Post - December 4, 2013

Andi Hajramurni and Slamet Susanto, Makassar/Yogyakarta – While the government's commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for disabled people is being questioned, people wi

December 3, 2012

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2012

Malang, East Java – Dozens of disabled people released a thousand birds in front of City Hall in Malang, East Java, on Monday-which coincides with the International Day of People with D

June 5, 2012

Jakarta Globe - June 5, 2012

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – In November 2011, the House of Representatives ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, four years after the country bec

February 2, 2012

Jakarta Globe - February 2, 2012

Ismira Lutfia – Electoral laws must be amended to guarantee that people with disabilities are able to run for public office and vote freely, officials said on Wednesday.

December 11, 2011

Jakarta Globe - December 11, 2011

Dofa Fasila & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Disabled Indonesians are being sent mixed messages on the government's commitment to ensure equal access to transportation.

August 7, 2011

Jakarta Globe - August 7, 2011

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Eight months have passed, but the words remain as clear as ever in Rina Prasarani's head.

July 11, 2011

July 1, 2011

June 28, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2011

Jakarta – Despite her hearing problems, Angkie Yudistia has disproved everyone who doubted that she could excel academically.

June 23, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2011

Jakarta – Susiko Triwidiyanto, who is hearing impaired and cannot speak, learned computer skills at a special high school for persons with disabilities, but finding a job after graduati

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2011

Jakarta – In any metropolis, the government ostensibly exists to protect the powerless. At its best, a city's government helps the people avoid the law of the jungle.

December 6, 2008

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Union of People with Disabilities (PPCI) called on government agencies to provide greater access and facilities for their members but acknowledg

May 9, 2008

Jakarta Post - May 9, 2008

Duncan Graham, Contributor, Malang – A campaign is underway in East Java to push the next provincial governor to ease the plight of the disabled.

March 29, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 29, 2007

Jakarta – The vast majority of businesses in Indonesia are not prepared to hire disabled people, despite the 1997 law that obliges companies to allocate at least 1 percent of their posi

May 22, 2002

Jakarta Post - May 22, 2002

Bandung – Hundreds of people from the Forum of Struggle for the Disabled (Forpadi) marked National Awakening Day with a rally here on Monday.