NYAMATA GENOCIDE MEMORIAL SITE

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is located about 35 kilometers south of the capital city of Kigali. Located in the Bugasera district, the former Catholic Church and its contents is a reminder of the horrifying violence that took place at this site during Rwanda's 1994 genocide. This parish transformed into a Genocide Memorial site represents other churches in which many people were killed during the Genocide, while they considered them as a protected refuge. In Nyamata Parish, more than 24,000 people from the surrounding sectors were killed between the 10th and 12th of April 1994.