Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre, Genocide memorial museum in Karongi District, Rwanda

Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre stands on Muyira hill in the small settlement of Bisesero, about 60 km by road from Kibuye. It is a national memorial, not a museum building: the grounds hold the remains of some 40,000 victims, and clothing and identity cards left scattered in the memorial area after burial. The site lies in hilly country and is reached by a difficult road.

The hills became the site of one of the most significant resistance efforts in 1994. Thousands of people found refuge in the area and organized defense from the high ground.

The memorial takes its name from the hills where people sought shelter during the violence. Today, visitors can see how the landscape itself has become part of how communities remember and honor those who were affected.

Visitors can explore the grounds independently or join guided tours available in multiple languages. The hilly terrain requires proper footwear and patience for walking, especially when weather makes the stone paths slippery.

Aminadabu Birara became a well-known resistance fighter on these hills. The memorial began in 1998, when Rwanda's president laid a stone here on the fourth anniversary of the genocide. Identity cards left scattered at the site are a reminder that such papers were the only means of classifying people as Tutsi, Hutu or Twa.