The inclusion of the Draft Law on Persons with Disabilities on the priority list of the 2016 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) does not necessarily make people with disabilities in Indonesia feel relieved. The reason is, PATTIRO believes that up to now there are still several things in the bill that are not in line with […]
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Jakarta – Every December 3, the world commemorates International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Since it was declared in 1992 by the United Nations, until now, unfortunately, people with disabilities in Indonesia are still a marginalized group. PATTIRO views that the DPR is still slow in discussing the Draft Law on Persons with Disabilities. “Friends with
Whitewash small studio with small terrace looks usual, clean yards same with the next two houses. At a glance, there is nothing different with another resident. But who knows, behind the house, a woman lived with physical disability. It is not easy to find her house. This newspaper deliberately visits to see her activities who
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Aimas-Yayasan PATTIRO invites stakeholders, including health sector to discuss the government’s commitment in fulfilling the rights of disabilities in Sorong. Community health center will become a model target for activities to fight the right of disabilities. Yayasan PATTIRO surveyed in 3 communities health center, namely Puskesmas Aimas, Mayamuk, and Mariat, the result will see the
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By: Nurjanah* Law Number 4 Year 1997 on Disabled Persons is no longer relevant to be used. Not only in the sociological context, but also in juridical and philosophical context, this regulation should be revised adjusting the principals of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To change the civil society stigma and their
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The supports PATTIRO provided to the difable friends in West Lombok District until October 2015 has been running for one semester. During this period of time, there is an important change that should be highlighted; it is the establishment of a difable activist community named Center of Difable Potential Development (PPPD) in Labuapi Sub-district on
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Even though the Indonesian Government has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law since 2011, until now, the implementation of this regulation is still far from what we have expected all this time. As in Sorong District, West Papua, there are still many rights of the disabilities the government has not
As mandated by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, every Indonesian citizen reserves the right to social welfare and protection. However, up to this moment, it seems that the State is still not able yet to fulfill, particularly, the rights of the persons with disabilities to social welfare and protection. To encourage the
Jakarta, 23 June 2015 – The inclusion of the Draft Law on Persons with Disabilities on the list of thirty priority discussions for the 2015 National Legislation Program has breathed fresh air into the struggle to fulfill the basic rights of disabled people. In the draft law, the government’s main concern is the issue of data collection on the number
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