Kigali Genocide Memorial
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The Kigali Genocide Memorial is a memorial and educational institution in Gisozi, Rwanda near the capital Kigali , which commemorates the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. It is the central point of six larger memorial sites of the approximately 200 institutions of this type in the country.
prehistory
In 1999, the Kigali City Council decided to create a burial site for the unidentified victims of the 1994 genocide where they could be buried with dignity. To this end, eight mass graves with victims from hundreds of shallow mass graves in Kigali were laid on the site of the later memorial site from 2001 . Later three more mass graves were created, which consist of three meter deep concrete burial chambers. Inside them are coffins that contain the human remains of up to 50 victims. The method of burial in coffins is a symbol of dignity. A total of around 250,000 Tutsi murdered in Kigali and the surrounding area are buried here.
description
The facility is located in the town of Gisozi which is approximately 3 km from Kigali city center. It was established in 2000 by the Aegis Trust as a British non-governmental organization to prevent genocide. The inauguration took place in April 2004 on the 10th anniversary of the start of the genocide in Rwanda.
The facility includes a burial site with mass graves and a wall with the names of victims, a memorial exhibition, a memorial for children, a garden of contemplation, the national documentation center on the genocide in Rwanda and an educational facility that is particularly popular with students and those of the Serves advanced training for teachers.
Since 2012, the Kigali Genocide Memorial has been on the tentative list of genocide memorials in Rwanda for the intended inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage . Along with the Murambi Genocide Memorial Center , the Ntarama Genocide Memorial Center and facilities in Nyamata, Bisesero and Nyarubuye (Nyarubuye massacre ), it is one of the larger memorials commemorating the genocide in Rwanda.
Memorial exhibition
The memorial exhibition describes the genocide and the history of the country that preceded the event. Comparisons are made with similar events in Germany, Japan, Cambodia and Bosnia. The remains of victims from Rwanda are also shown as well as the tools and weapons with which they were murdered.
literature
- Kigali Genocide Memorial, Aegis Trust (Ed.): Jenoside: Kigali Genocide Memorial, Kigali Genocide Memorial , 2004, reissued in 2016
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage with the locations Nyamata, Bisesero and Gisozi (French)
Coordinates: 1 ° 55 '52.32 " S , 30 ° 3' 35.96" O