2019 Romero Human Rights Award Symposium
Craig Hovey
140.23
7 June 2019
30 October 2025
The Center commemorated Saint Romero and honored human rights defenders, David Morales from Cristosal, and Ovidio Mauricio Gonzalez and Wilfredo Medrano from Tutela Legal, for their efforts to seek justice and accountability for current and past violence in El Salvador. All three are investigating and prosecuting the high profile El Mozote case. The 2019 program included a symposium featuring Ashley Feasley, US Conference of Catholic Bishops Migrant and Refugee Services; Ann Hudock, Counterpart International; Gabriella Piquett, Dayton, Activist and Artist; Craig Hovey, Ashland Center for Nonviolence, and University of Dayton Human Rights Center Visiting Scholar; David Morales, Strategic Litigation, Cristosal; Linda Rivas, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
