Colombian congressmen Ivan Cepeda and German Navas asked Colombia’s Prosecutor General to investigate the judge who lifted the international arrest warrant for Colombia’s ex-peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, said local…
The Colombian government pledged to restore almost 250,000 acres of land to displaced people in the western department of Choco. In accordance with orders from the Constitutional Court, Interior Minister…
Colombia’s ex-president Alvaro Uribe retaliated against charges of paramilitary ties by filing criminal charges against his accuser, congressman Ivan Cepeda. In retaliation to accusations that the former head of state…
Colombian congressman and human rights activist, Ivan Cepeda requested Monday that the president of the country’s Polo Democratico party resign, following embarrassing election results. Cepeda will issue a letter to…
Congressman Ivan Cepeda has asked the UN Secretary General to expel Colombian cement company Argos from the UN’s carbon trading scheme over allegations it is using land stolen from displaced…
Representatives of rural communities have called for the formation of a “great, popular social movement” to demand rural reform in Colombia following the four-day Congress on Land, Territory and Sovereignty.…
Congressman Ivan Cepeda took advantage of a house debate on land restitution to call for an investigation into ex-President Alvaro Uribe’s role in land sales. Cepeda denounced Uribe for “influence…
The government has begun an investigation into claims by congressman Ivan Cepeda that two prison guards were paid to kill him. Minister Juan Esguerra said prison authority Inpec would investigate…
Politicians jailed in La Picota prison in Bogota for ties with paramilitaries can effectively elect candidates in the upcoming elections, Senator Ivan Cepeda claimed Wednesday during an inspection of prisons…