Month: February 2018

Nor Hidayah, Law Researcher, accepted for the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy’s 2017 Asia Young Leaders for Democracy (AYLD) Program. After a rigorous selection process involving applicants from Asian countries, Nor Hidayah joined other distinguished young leaders in Taipei for the program between July 31 and August 8, 2017.

As a member of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy’s (TFD) 4th Asia Young Leaders for Democracy (AYLD), Nor Hidayah, adopted a joint declaration vowing to promote democracy and combat the democratic recession, as all participants marked the conclusion of the nine-day workshop in Taipei.

The declaration issued by the 2017 AYLD’s 20 members, which come from 13 Asian countries and elsewhere, seeks to ensure democracy and fundamental rights in Asia through seven areas. They include combating alternative models of democracy; fighting against disinformation; rejecting extremism; refusing discrimination against migrants, minority groups and the LGBTQIA community; supporting political participation of unrepresented groups; ensuring free and fair elections; and combating uneven development.

Luthfi Widagdo Eddyono, on behalf of Cedes, has participated in the Istanbul Seminars 2016 with a grant from the Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations. The 9th edition of the Istanbul Seminars held on May 24-28, 2016 with the topic: “Religion, Rights and the Public Sphere.” The conference takes place at Istanbul Bilgi University and attracts a considerable audience of scholars and students from all over the world. The Istanbul Seminars 2016 have discussed how much religious pluralism is a matter of politics, law and the economy and to what extent it also concerns theology.