AU Human Rights Memorial
REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF MASS ATROCITIES

African Union  Human-Right Memorial

More than a structure, the AUHRM serves as a powerful reminder of Africa’s past and a commitment to justice, peace, and human dignity. It is meant to fosters dialogue, raises awareness, and amplifies survivor voices to ensure history is remembered and not repeated.

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European nations intensified their imperialist drive over Africa from the 1870s until the beginning of the twentieth century through economic policies, political ambitions, and an imaginary objective of assimilating the African 'civilization'. European nations, which only recently exploited African slaves through the Atlantic slave trade, now ...

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Colonialism: A Conquest of Power and Resistance

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The all-white South African government enforced apartheid, which ensured racial segregation across the nation throughout the period from 1948 to 1994. The South African government restricted fundamental rights from the mainly non-white population while placing them into designated racial areas and blocking their entrance into white-controlled ...

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Apartheid: Decades of Division, Defiance, and Battle for Freedom

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On April 7, 1994, following the plane crash that killed President Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6, the meticulously planned genocide against the Tutsi began in Rwanda. Over the next 100 days, the interim government systematically carried out the mass slaughter of the Tutsi population. The genocide was ultimately halted by the Rwandan Patriotic Front ...

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The 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda

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The Red Terror in Ethiopia (1976–1978) was a brutal political campaign led by the ruling Derg military regime under Mengistu Haile Mariam. It aimed to eliminate opposition, particularly leftist groups like the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP). Thousands of suspected opponents were arrested, tortured, and executed, often in public ...

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The Red Terror: A Nation’s Darkest Hour

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The continent of Africa endured over five centuries as the main epicenter of the world’s spotlight on slavery. The European powers, Spain, Britain, the Dutch Empire, France, and Portugal explored their military comparative advantage and enforced slavery on millions of Africans who were forcefully sold and forced into labor before being shipped like ...

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Legacy of Pain and a Story of Resistance

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