Mexico's Official Number Of 'Disappeared' People Has Risen Above 100,000

Mexico has now officially registered more than 100,000 reported missing person cases since 1964. © ICRC/Afilms 

 DW: Mexico's number of 'disappeared' people rises above 100,000 

There are now over 100,000 people in Mexico's national register of the "disappeared." The UN says organized crime is among the leading causes of missing people in the country. 

Mexico's official figure of missing people on Monday surpassed 100,000 for the first time as families pushed authorities to do more to find victims of violence linked to organized crime. 

The interior ministry compiles a national register of the "desaparecidos" — Spanish for missing people — which is periodically updated. 

In the last two years the numbers have spiked from about 73,000 people to more than 100,000 — mostly men.  

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Mexico's Official Number Of 'Disappeared' People Has Risen Above 100,000  

Mexico’s 100,000 ‘disappeared’ is a tragedy, says UN rights chief Bachelet -- UN News  

Mexico's official 'disappeared' list grows to more than 100000 -- Reuters  

Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity -- BBC  

Mexico's official list of "disappeared" tops 100,000 as drug gang-linked violence increases -- CBS/AFP