Bio
Naureen Shah (@naureenshah) is Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Equality Division at the American Civil Liberties Union, based in Washington, D.C. She is a human rights lawyer with history as an advocate, researcher and campaigner. Previously she was senior director of campaigns at the US section of Amnesty International and acting director of Columbia Law School’s human rights clinic. Naureen has lobbied Congress, the White House, federal agencies, the UN, EU, foreign governments and regional human rights bodies. She is the author of several reports and commentaries on human rights, immigration, detention, torture and national security. She has collaborated with and trained grassroots activists across the country. She holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.S. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Featured work
Jun 21, 2019
As Trump Tweets Hateful Threats, States are Protecting Immigrant Rights
May 24, 2019
DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
May 13, 2019
I’ve Been to Guantanamo. It’s No Place for Kids.
Jul 21, 2014
The FBI’s Counterterrorism Sting Operations Are Counterproductive