Ignas Rėkašius (He/Him)

Experience

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  National LGBT Rights Organization (LGL)

  Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  Project Manager

  ▪ Oversaw strategic litigation, institutional co-operation and awareness raising efforts to advance LGBTI equality;▪ Coordinated the design and publishing of an infopack for victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes in 10 languages;▪ Conducted sensitivity trainings across Lithuania for law-enforcement officials regarding anti-LGBT hate crimes and hate speech;▪ Organized educational theatrical “Voices of Diversity” events in five Lithuanian cities to raise awareness on minority discrimination. Show less

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

  Dec 2018 - Apr 2019

  ▪ Contributed to the management of UNESCO's #Wiki4women edit-a-thon campaign ▪ Organized the first-ever National Forum on Human Rights

  • Cultural Diplomacy Associate

    Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  • Minority Rights Intern

    Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
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  European External Action Service

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  Climate and Human Rights Trainee at the EU Delegation to the UN

  ▪ Conducted background research for EU-sponsored draft resolutions concerning human rights abuses and violations of international law in Syria, Yemen, and Myanmar at the 42nd UN Human Rights Council;▪ Produced analytical reports and press releases on country-specific and thematic developments at the Universal Periodic Review, World Economic Forum, World Health Organization, and other multilateral bodies;▪ Established an EU-wide digital co-operation platform to foster efficient policy-making in the area of digital transformation and cyber diplomacy. Show less

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  OSCE

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2025

  • Monitoring, reporting, providing legal and technical advice in view of strengthening Albania's transitional justice mechanism through a credible and complete lustration process to help mark the final divorce with the country's communist past;• Supporting the drafting of research papers and organizing roundtable discussions to enhance the identification and recovery of bodies of missing persons and victims of enforced disappearance during Albania’s communist regime;• Developing a practical toolkit and facilitating the training aimed at strengthening capacities of National Human Rights Institutions to monitor human rights and tackle all forms of discrimination. Show less ▪ At the Office of Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, I provided strategic policy guidance for the OSCE participating States and global anti-trafficking community to enhance victim protection and prosecution efforts and reduce demand for all forms of sexual and labour exploitation in the OSCE region.▪ Published a research paper "Applying Gender-Sensitive Approaches in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings" that serves as a policy guidance tool for the OSCE participating States and anti-trafficking experts to enhance the development of gender-responsive counter-trafficking strategies and better address gender-specific vulnerabilities and needs of all victims of trafficking. Show less

  • Junior Legal Officer at the OSCE Presence in Albania

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2025

  • Junior Anti-trafficking Officer

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021
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  SOS Children's Villages International

  Jan 2025 - now

  Global Governance Liaison

  Providing strategic advice and coordination for the Office of the CEO of the world's largest child right's NGO.