Dovilė Juodkaitė

Lithuania

Lawyer, graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University, continued her professional training as a scholar at the Columbia University School of Law in Public Interest Law Initiative program. Participated in an Open Society institute Centre for Policy studies, International Policy fellowship program, under the Public Health, Mental disability Advocacy Program (MDAP). In 2010-2011 year completed and received International Diploma in Mental Health Law and Human Rights, organized by Indian Law Society in collaboration with World health organization.

Since 2002 is actively working in Lithuania and on international scale, focusing on human rights and disability. She is involved in promoting UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) and other international documents enhancing rights of persons with disabilities in Lithuania and other countries, development and reforming of national legislation, provides trainings, gives lectures and consultancy on the rights of persons with disabilities according to CRPD.

In 2017 selected as an Expert on the National WHO QualityRights Assessment Team for human rights monitoring in social and medical closed type institutions in Lithuania.

Since October 2020 – elected member of European economic and social committee representing Lithuanian civil society.

Since 2022 was certified as an expert within the Expert Roster of UN Justice Rapid Response program.

Since December, 2023 elected member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on behalf of Lithuania.

Candidate of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the term 2027–2030.

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