Iván Cepeda Castro

Iván Cepeda Castro (* 1962 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian human rights lawyer and politician. He has been a member of the Polo Democrático Alternativ (PDA) in the Congress of the Republic of Colombia since 2010 (currently October 2011) . He is also a spokesman for the Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE).

In 1994 Iván Cepeda Castro's father was murdered.

In 2009, together with Jorge Rojas, he published the book “ A las puertas de El Ubérrimo ” about the networks of paramilitaries in the Department of Cordoba . The book became a bestseller in Colombia.

Because of threats against him he is accompanied by Peace Brigades International (PBI) staff .

Web links

• Knut Henkel: "Without company I would be dead". Threatened Colombian MP. In: the daily newspaper . October 27, 2011, accessed on October 27, 2011 (Interview with Iván Cepeda Castro on the importance of the Peace Brigades International (PBI) for his security). 
• Knut Henkel: "Civil society lifts its head". Negotiations with FARC rebels. In: the daily newspaper. November 20, 2012, accessed on November 21, 2012 (Interview with Iván Cepeda Castro on the FARC's peace negotiations with the government).