Nina Shea
Encyclopedia
Nina Shea is an international human-rights lawyer, and international religious freedom advocate.
, and graduated from the Washington College of Law
of American University
. Shea is Catholic.
, the oldest human rights group in the U.S.
Shea has served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
since 1999.
She has been a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute
since November 2006, and directs the Center for Religious Freedom there.
Early life
A native of Pennsylvania, Shea graduated cum laude from Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, and graduated from the Washington College of Law
Washington College of Law
American University Washington College of Law is the law school of American University. It is located on Massachusetts Avenue in the Spring Valley neighborhood of northwest Washington. WCL is ranked 50th among law schools by US News and World Report...
of American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
. Shea is Catholic.
Career
She is a former director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Freedom HouseFreedom House
Freedom House is an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights...
, the oldest human rights group in the U.S.
Shea has served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by the President and the leadership of both political parties in the Senate...
since 1999.
She has been a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
The Hudson Institute is an American think tank founded in 1961, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation...
since November 2006, and directs the Center for Religious Freedom there.