Securing Legal Recognition for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia

Getting the New Law on the National Agenda Mobilizing Resources The ratification of the UNCRPD meant that Although the submission of the initial drafts the government was now obliged to pass a signaled to parliament that key stakeholders national law to operationalize it in national saw the law as a priority, disability activists regulations. [...] Rieke Diah Pitaloka, identified the draft disability law as a priority, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle renewed work was needed to ensure that it (PDIP) Member for Bandung and West remained on the agenda for the new parliament Bandung and an important supporter of and that and it reflected the interests of the the reform — and of social welfare issues disability community. [...] However, given that the majority of the The members of Commission VIII were on articles in the law reflected the working the same page about how important it was group’s position, disability activists accepted to pass the law, but we needed the leaders of these as a pragmatic compromise (interview the parliament to see the strength of public with Fajri Nursyamsi, 19 September 2023; demand” (interv. [...] with government agencies to put in place mechanisms to monitor the impacts of the Fajri Nursyamsi also recognizes the impact of law on the lives of persons with disabilities the law on persons with disabilities’ ability to by improving the collection of data. [...] This ensured Humility that disability rights stayed on the agenda The members of the working group such that when the right time arrived, recognised the importance of listening to they were well placed to take advantage OPDs at both the national and local levels to of the opportunity.