Disappearances in Colombia shoot up: 7500 missing in 2012 .

[Judi Lynn]

Disappearances in Colombia shoot up: 7500 missing in 2012 .
Monday, 11 February 2013 19:05 Adriaan Alsema

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.

According to the report, 7,530 people went missing last year. In 2011, the same office registered 4,278 disappearances.

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There is no indication how many of those who went missing last year voluntarily disappeared and how many were forcibly disappeared. However, according to the authorities more than a quarter of those who have disappeared since the 1950s were forcibly disappeared and are assumed to be murdered.

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.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/28116-disappearances-in-colombia-up-in-2012.html

[newfie11]

1. So much for the vacation paradise

Unless your wanting to permanently disappear.

[Bacchus4.0]

2. Colombia is a great country to visit

commonsense precautions are always in order.