Disappearances in Colombia shoot up: 7500 missing in 2012 More than 7,500 Colombians have disappeared in 2012, which is a 76% increase compared to the year before and the highest number in ten years, a report by the country's coroner's office revealed Monday.In total, the coroner's office registered that more than 60,000 Colombians have disappeared over the past decades. The U.N. has said the real number of disappeared is most likely to be higher and some human rights organizations claim the total number of people who have disappeared since the start of Colombia's conflict is close to 250,000.FACT SHEET: Disappearances in Colombia
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