Nina Moraitou-Politzi

As an Associate Attorney, Accountability, Nina Moraitou-Politzi supports Human Rights First’s efforts to hold human rights abusers and corrupt actors accountable through the imposition of targeted sanctions tools, including the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and other relevant legal authorities

Prior to joining Human Rights First, Nina was the Dale and James J. Pinto Fellow in the International Advocacy and Litigation team at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, where she worked in partnership with civil society organizations across Africa and Southeast Asia to protect human rights and civic space.

Nina earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center with a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies, graduating as a Public Interest Fellow and member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, she was granted the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award for her work representing a Syrian doctor and his family with their claim for asylum. Nina interned with EarthRights International in Washington, D.C. and Earthjustice in Anchorage, Alaska on corporate accountability cases on behalf of human rights and environmental defenders, as well as with the U.S. Department of Justice, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, and the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser.

Previously, Nina worked to support refugees and asylum seekers through direct service and policy advocacy at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Albany, New York, and at the British Refugee Council in London, U.K. She received received a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, and an M.Sc. with Distinction in Psychology from the University of St. Andrews.