Rwanda: Four Genocide Memorials Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District, Nyamata Genocide Memorial in Bugesera District, Kigali Genocide Memorial in the City of Kigali, and Bisesero Genocide Memorial in Karongi District are now inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.In Riyadh, Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement Jean-Damascène Bizimana noted that the four memorials are the first sites of memory on the African continent to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.

He said:"The historic inscription of the Bisesero, Gisozi, Murambi and Nyamata sites on the World Heritage List increases international visibility, and also honours the memory of the victims they represent throughout the world.

 

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