The source refers to forced disappearance as the deprivation of a person's liberty, against its will, whether it is through arrest, detention, kidnapping or hostage taking, This can be executed both by state agents or members of illegal armed groups that take part in the armed conflict, or with their authorization, support or acknowledgement.
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Colombia: forced disappearances 1958-2024, by victim category
The statistic displays the number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, broken down by victim category. According to the source, a total of 80,706 people were forcibly disappeared in Colombia in the indicated 66-year period, of which 79,486 were reportedly civilians and only 1,221 were combatants.
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Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. (March 30, 2024). Number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by victim category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. "Number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by victim category." Chart. March 30, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. (2024). Number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by victim category. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. "Number of Victims of Forced Disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by Victim Category." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Mar 2024, /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica, Number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by victim category ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of victims of forced disappearance in Colombia between 1958 and 2024, by victim category [Graph], Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica, March 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/987184/number-forced-disappearances-category-colombia/
