Alfredo Romero (activist)

Alfredo Romero Mendoza (born 7 January 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer and human rights activist, executive director of the non-governmental organization Foro Penal.

For the Puerto Rican athlete, see Alfredo Romero.
Alfredo Romero
Born7 January 1969
Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Alma materUniversidad Católica Andrés Bello
OccupationActivist, lawyer, university professor
AwardsRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (2017)

Career

Alfredo Romero graduated as a lawyer in the Andrés Bello Catholic University in 1991, studied a master's degree in Latin American studies in Georgetown University in 1994 and afterwards a master's degree in financial public law in the University of London in 1997. Between 2001 and 2002 he was rapporteur of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and in 2002 he founded the civil association VIVE (Víctimas Venezolanas de Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos, in Spanish), representing the 11 April 2002 Llaguno Overpass events victims,[1] which afterwards merged with the non-governmental organization Foro Penal.[2]

Romero has been awarded several recognitions for his work in human rights. He has been member of the Global Agenda Council in rule of law in the World Economic Forum, and in 2007 he was recognized as "World Young Leader" by the Forum. In 2009 Romero received the honor diploma from the Venezuelan Lawyers Association as recognition for his effort to improve judicial institutions and a recognition as public servant by Rotary International. In 2014 he was awarded the Bicentennial Order by the National Lawyers Association, the highest recognition of the institution in the country.[3] Romero was named as the 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate.[4][5][6]

He has also worked as law professor in the Central University of Venezuela and the Andrés Bello Catholic University, is member of the Himiob Romero law firm and currently is executive director of Foro Penal, as well as member of the Harvard Kennedy School Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.[3]

Romero is the author of the book «Relatos de muerte en vivo» and co-author of the book «Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad, una perspectiva venezolana».

See also

References
  1. "Liberados los pistoleros de puente Llaguno". Analítica. 2 April 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. Venezuela al día: Foro Penal Venezolano consignó 1.500 denuncias electorales ante el CNE Archived 2014-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Alfredo Romero". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Human Rights Award". Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014.
  5. "Venezuela's Alfredo Romero named 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Alfredo Romero recibió el premio Robert F. Kennedy por defensa de los DD HH". El Nacional. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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