Latin American communities mark International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [○ 1 SOURCE] In Colombia, an average of one person disappeared every two days due to armed conflict between January and July 2026. www.elespectador.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The ICRC documented 99 disappearances in 14 Colombian departments between January and July 2026. www.elespectador.com
• [● 16 SOURCES] August 30 marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. cn13.tv · diariosinsecretos.com · contrastesdepuebla.mx · pulsosur.com · noticiasnrt.com · +6 more
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Families in Tamaulipas are demanding the creation of a human identification center and increased budgets.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] At least 3,000 people have been reported missing in the state of Puebla over the last eight years. tribunanoticias.mx
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Veracruz has 7,232 recorded missing persons as of late August 2026.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Since December 2016, the ICRC has documented 2,659 disappearances related to the war in Colombia. www.elespectador.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] More than one third of the victims, or 36 in total, are children and adolescents. www.elespectador.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Mexico has recorded 132,534 disappeared and not located people since 1952.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Cauca, Norte de Santander and Antioquia concentrate 59% of the disappearances recorded during those seven months. www.elespectador.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Of the total disappeared in Mexico, 130,178 have been recorded since 2006.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The EAAF identified the remains of Alejandro Ernesto Jesús Jerez Bodereau, disappeared in 1976. elmonterizo.com