Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said.
A Ghanaian United Nations soldier watches over some Tutsi refugees 20 June 1994 in Kigali, as they are evacuated from the Holy Family church to Kabuga on the outskirts of the Rwandan capital. Churches became sites of human slaughter during the ethnic cleansing.Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800 000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said.
"This historic decision will help safeguard memory, counter denial, and strengthen genocide prevention efforts globally. #NeverAgain," Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo posted on X. Skulls, bone fragments, torn clothing, and images of piled-up corpses confront visitors to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi, the final resting place of around 250 000 victims.
According to the memorial's website, mass graves are situated behind the church, with a vault that houses the skulls of victims and other human remains.
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