Mass grave in a forest, Murambi vicinity
Mass grave in a toilet, Nzega Cell, Gasaka Sector
Latrine hole where approximately 56 bodies were deposited, Nyamata
Mass grave, Centre De Sante, Kimironko
Gatwaro Stadium, Genocide site, Kibuye, Rwanda
Edite Nyirabutorano, Roadblock site, Nzega Cell, Gasaka Sector, Rwanda
Emmanuel Murangira, Genocide site, Murambi Technical College, Murambi, Rwanda
Bodies covered in lime to preserve the evidence of the mass killing at Murambi Technical College
Bodies covered in lime to preserve the evidence of the mass killing at Murambi Technical College
Bodies covered in lime to preserve the evidence of the mass killing at Murambi Technical College
Bodies covered in lime to preserve the evidence of the mass killing at Murambi Technical College
Salon De Coiffure, barber shop signs defaced by Hutu militias, La Mignore, Kigali
Salon De Coiffure, barber shop signs defaced by Hutu militias, La Mignore, Kigali
Church altar at genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church, Rwanda
Genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church
Genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church
Genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church
Genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church
Genocide site, Ntarama Catholic Church
Roadblock site, Kibagaba Road, Kigali, Rwanda
On the road to Nyamata, Rwanda
Ares Mukarurinda at the location where her hand was chopped off, Nyamata Catholic Church, Rwanda
Former restaurant 'Rebero Horizons' which now functions as military barracks, Kigali, Rwanda
Former restaurant 'Rebero Horizons' which now functions as military barracks, Kigali, Rwanda
Swimming pool at the former restaurant 'Rebero Horizons' which now functions as military barracks
Security Guard at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center
Mukama Tharcisse, Genocide site, Nyamata Catholic Church, Rwanda
Clothing removed from genocide victims, Murambi Technical School
Nyanza Graveyard, on the road between Kigali and Bujumbura, Rwanda
View from St. Jean Catholic Church and Home Complex over Lake Kivu, Genocide site, Kibuye, Rwanda
Lake Kivu, Kibuye, Rwanda
Genocide site, Kibuye, Rwanda
Site of Roadblock, Gatyazo, Gikongoro Sector, Rwanda
On route to Kigali International Airport, Kigali, Rwanda
Victor Emmanuel Rudasingwa, National University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda
RWANDA 2004: VESTIGES OF A GENOCIDE
‘At 8.30pm on April 6 1994, two rockets shot down the plane carrying Rwandan President Habyarimana back home to his country’s capital, Kigali. This attack, whose perpetrators remain unknown to this moment, became the catalyst for one of the great calamities of our age. It was soon evident that a small group among the Hutu elite of Rwanda had decided to use the attack as the opportunity to launch a full-scale genocide that they had been preparing against the country’s Tutsi minority.
When the genocide ended little more than 100 days later, between a half million and one million Tutsi lay dead, alongside thousands of Hutu killed for their opposition to the extremists. Virtually all were civilians, unarmed and defenceless. Women and children were specifically targeted to ensure the final elimination of all Tutsi. Tens of thousands of women and girls were raped, tortured and, if not then murdered, maimed for life. Victims were treated with sadistic cruelty and suffered unimaginable agony.’
Gerry Caplan, Eric Markusen, and Linda Melvern: The Rwandan Genocide: A Brief Overview
These photographs, taken a decade later, offer a forensic view of some of the sites of mass execution and graves that stand as lingering memorials to the many thousands of people slaughtered. For more information about the Rwanda genocide, see Amahoro - Rwanda Genocide Archive.