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

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in 2017.

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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 Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise eleven undergraduate and graduate ...

in 1994 and afterwards a master's degree in financial public law in the

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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 April 11, 2002

Llaguno Overpass events The Llaguno Overpass (''Puente Llaguno'' in Spanish), also known as the Llaguno Bridge, is a bridge in central Caracas, Venezuela, near the Miraflores Palace, made infamous by the events of 11 April 2002, when a shootout took place between the an ...

victims, which afterwards merged with the non-governmental organization Foro Penal.Venezuela al día: Foro Penal Venezolano consignó 1.500 denuncias electorales ante el CNE
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

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, and in 2007 he was recognized as "World Young Leader" by the Forum. In 2009 Romero received the honour diploma from the Venezuelan Lawyers Association as recognition for his effort to improve judicial institutions and recognition as public servant by

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. In 2014 he was awarded the Bicentennial Order by the National Lawyers Association, the highest recognition of that institution in the country. Romero was named as the 2017

laureate, an award given to individuals around the world "who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country." He has also worked as law professor in the

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...

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 The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, publi ...

Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Romero is the author of the book ''Relatos de muerte en vivo.'' Also, he is co-author of the book «Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad, una perspectiva venezolana».

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