This is a non-exhaustive list of memorial sites associated with the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It includes memorials, monuments, stelae, plaques, gardens and other public places of remembrance. It does not include individual graves or private tributes.

List of memorial sites

+#SiteTypeCountryProvince / regionDistrict / city / locationImagesAreaEstablishment date / key datesSpeciality01Bazize Genocide Memorial (Hanika)MemorialRwandaWesternRusiziOther images< 1 ha02Birogo Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternRusiziOther images< 1 ha03Cyabakamyi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernNyanzaCyabakamyi, NyabinyengaOther images< 1 haLocated in Cyabakamyi sector, Nyanza District.04Rubengera Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternKarongiOther images0.2 ha.05Rubona Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images0.1 ha.06Cyarwa Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images0.2 ha.07Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre*MemorialRwandaWesternKarongiOther images106 ha.7 April: annual commemoration of the beginning of the genocide.Associated with the resistance of Tutsi at Bisesero.08Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre*MemorialRwandaSouthernNyamagabeOther images95 ha.The site was associated with Opération Turquoise.09Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther images5 ha.11 April 1994.The site is closely associated with the withdrawal of UNAMIR peacekeepers from the École technique officielle and the subsequent massacre of at least 2,000 Tutsi.10Nyanza Garden of MemoryGardenRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther images100 ha.11Belgian peacekeepers memorial siteMemorialRwandaKigaliNyarugengeOther imagesMemorial to the Belgian peacekeepers killed at Camp Kigali.12BigogweMemorialRwandaWesternNyabihuOther images0.74 haThe expansion of the memorial was completed in 2025.13CyanikaMemorialRwandaSouthernNyamagabeOther imagesOpened in 2012.The memorial was officially opened by the First Lady of Rwanda.14GahangaMemorialRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther imagesGenocide memorial in Gahanga.15GashirabwobaMemorialRwandaWesternNyamashekeOther imagesAssociated with the reburial of genocide victims in Nyamasheke.16Gashora Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternBugeseraGashora, BiryogoOther images11 April: burial and commemoration ceremonies.The memorial contained 5,281 victims after the burial of 52 newly recovered remains in 2026. The site is associated with massacres committed in the Gashora area of Bugesera.17Giheke Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternRusiziOther images18Kabuye Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernGisagaraNdora, KabuyeOther imagesMore than 50,000 victims are associated with the memorial. The memorial is located in Ndora sector, Gisagara District.19KaduhaMemorialRwandaSouthernNyamagabeOther imagesInaugurated in 2001.The genocide memorial at Kaduha was inaugurated in July 2001.20Kamembe Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternRusiziOther images21Karama Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images22Kayonza-Mukarange Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternKayonzaOther images23KibehoMemorialRwandaSouthernNyaruguruOther imagesThe church at Kibeho has been discussed as both a religious site and a place of genocide remembrance.24Kibilizi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernGisagaraOther images25Kibungo-Ngoma Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternNgomaKibungoOther images14 April: commemoration of the Kibungo massacres.More than 25,000 victims are buried at the memorial. The site occupies the location of the former Kibungo prefecture.26Kibuye Genocide Memorial (Home St-Jean)MemorialRwandaWesternKarongiOther images27Kibuye (Gatwaro)MemorialRwandaWesternKarongiOther imagesAssociated with massacres committed in Kibuye during the genocide.28Kibuye Genocide Memorial (St-Pierre)MemorialRwandaWesternKarongiOther imagesAssociated with the genocide sites of Kibuye.29Kigali Genocide Memorial (Gisozi)*MemorialRwandaKigaliGasaboOne of the four components of the UNESCO World Heritage property Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero.30Kiziguro Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternGatsiboOther images31Mayunzwe Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernRuhangoOther images0.6 ha23–24 April 1994: arrival of Interahamwe and beginning of massacres.The memorial is closely associated with the site known as Karuvariyo ("Calvary"), where many of the victims of Mayunzwe were killed on 24 April 1994. Local estimates indicate more than 850 victims in Mayunzwe sector.32Ngoma-MugoneroMemorialRwandaWesternNyamashekeOther imagesUntil 2009, it was the only memorial in Rwanda that explicitly identified the Tutsi victims of the 1994 genocide.33MusanzeMemorialRwandaNorthernMusanzeOther imagesThe memorial was inaugurated in Musanze.34MvuzoMemorialRwandaNorthernRulindoAlso documented by the Genocide Archive of Rwanda as Shyorongi Memorial.35NgororeroMemorialRwandaWesternNgororeroPlans to modernise the memorial were reported in 2009.36NtaramaMemorialRwandaEasternBugeseraOther imagesThe memorial preserves a former church used as a massacre site during the genocide.37NyamashekeMemorialRwandaWesternNyamashekeOther images2019: reburial ceremony.15,629 victims were accorded burial in 2019.38Nyamata*MemorialRwandaEasternBugeseraOther images7.74 ha.One of the four components of the UNESCO World Heritage property Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero.39Nyamirama Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternKayonzaOther images40Nyamishaba Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images41NyarubuyeMemorialRwandaEasternKireheOther imagesThe memorial underwent renovation work reported in 2013.42Nyarushishi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternRusiziOther imagesThe construction and development of the Nyarushishi memorial in Rusizi have been documented in tourism and local reporting.43NyundoMemorialRwandaWesternRubavuOther images0.43 ha9 April: commemoration.According to Bishop Anaclet Mwumvaneza, the memorial is the main site where many Catholic priests killed in 1994 are buried.44ReberoMemorialRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther images1.17 ha13 April: annual commemoration and tribute to politicians.The memorial commemorates more than 21 political figures who opposed the genocidal policy.45Rubirizi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther images46RuhangaMemorialRwandaKigaliKicukiroOther images< 1 haGenocide survivors in Rusororo called for a memorial wall bearing the names of killed relatives.47Ruhashya Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images2010: burial of additional remains.The remains of more than 100 genocide victims were laid to rest at Ruhashya in 2010.48RusigaMemorialRwandaNorthernRulindoOther imagesThe memorial is associated with the massacre at Rusiga church.49Muyumbu Genocide memorial siteMemorialRwandaEasternRwamaganaOther images13 November 1994: first burial of victims at the memorial.Described as Rwanda's first genocide memorial.50Jabana Genocide memorial siteMemorialRwandaKigaliGasaboOther images0.2 ha51Mutete Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaNorthernGicumbiOther images0.97 ha52Kamonyi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernKamonyiGacurabwenge, KibuzaOther images18 May 2026: burial of 30 additional victims.The memorial contained the remains of 47,963 victims following the 2026 burial ceremony.53Nyanza Genocide Memorial (Southern Province)MemorialRwandaSouthernNyanza54Kabgayi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernMuhangaOther imagesThe site is associated with genocide mass graves in the Kabgayi area.55Remera Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternNgomaOther images56Rukara Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternGatsiboOther images57Rukira Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternNgomaOther images58Rukumberi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternNgomaRukumberiOther images16 April: commemoration of the Rukumberi massacres.More than 45,000 victims are commemorated. The memorial also recalls victims killed at the ADEPR church and in the hills of the former Kibungo region.59Rwamagana Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternRwamaganaOther images60Shangi Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaWesternNyamashekeOther images61Songa Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images62UNR Butare Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaSouthernHuyeOther images63Zaza Genocide MemorialMemorialRwandaEasternNgomaOther images64Woluwe-Saint-Pierre memorial steleSteleBelgiumBrussels-Capital RegionWoluwe-Saint-PierreOther images2004: inauguration.The original inscription referring to the "Rwanda 1994 genocide" was later corrected to explicitly refer to the genocide against the Tutsi.65Brussels memorial plaquePlaqueBelgiumBrussels-Capital RegionBrusselsPlace PoelaertA plaque commemorating the victims of the Rwandan genocide is located at Place Poelaert.66Liège memorial steleSteleBelgiumWalloniaLiègeParc d'AvroyA memorial site dedicated to the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi was inaugurated by the City of Liège.67Paris memorial steleSteleFranceÎle-de-FranceParisPère Lachaise CemeteryOther imagesA memorial in Paris dedicated to the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi.68Place Aminadabu-BiraraSquareFranceÎle-de-FranceParisOther images13 May 2022: inauguration.Named after Aminadabu Birara, a leader of the Tutsi resistance at Bisesero.69Lyon memorial gardenGardenFranceAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesLyonParc BlandanOther imagesA garden dedicated to the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.70Strasbourg memorial steleSteleFranceGrand EstStrasbourgCimetière Nord27 January 2020: inauguration.Located in Strasbourg's northern cemetery.71Amsterdam genocide memorialMemorialNetherlandsNorth HollandAmsterdamBeatrixparkOther images19 April 2023: inauguration.The first permanent memorial in the Netherlands dedicated to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.72Liverpool memorial steleSteleUnited KingdomNorth West EnglandLiverpoolSt John's Gardens24 April 2013: inauguration.Memorial to the victims of the Rwandan genocide in St John's Gardens.73Geneva memorial steleSteleSwitzerlandGenevaGenevaopposite the Place des Nations8 April 2019: inauguration.A memorial dedicated to the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi was inaugurated opposite the Place des Nations.74Cluny memorial steleSteleFranceBourgogne-Franche-ComtéClunyEsplanade des Quinconces9 April 2011: inauguration.A memorial stele dedicated to the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi.75Dieulefit memorial steleSteleFranceAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDieulefit29 June 2013: inauguration.The stele commemorates the victims of the genocide against the Tutsi.76L'ArchivePermanent memorialFranceÎle-de-FranceParisEsplanade Habib-Bourguiba, between Pont des Invalides and Pont de l'Alma, 7th arrondissementOther images2 June 2026: inauguration.The permanent memorial was inaugurated by Emmanuel Macron and Paul Kagame.

* Component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero.

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