Alfredo RomeroAlfredo Romero is a Venezuelan human rights lawyer and the Director Presidente of Foro Penal, a nationwide network of lawyers and volunteers that provides pro bono legal aid to victims of arbitrary detention, torture and other abuses in Venezuela, with a particular focus on political prisoners. His work fits into the same global human rights and peacebuilding ecosystem as that of Nobel Peace Prize laureates Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties: all three document grave human rights violations, maintain lists and case files on political prisoners, and combine legal assistance with international advocacy to pressure authoritarian states.