{"id":16605,"date":"2026-10-07T19:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/dafroza-mukarumongi-gauthier-sen-est-allee\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:35:38","slug":"dafroza-mukarumongi-gauthier-sen-est-allee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/dafroza-mukarumongi-gauthier-sen-est-allee\/","title":{"rendered":"Dafroza Mukarumongi-Gauthier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16581\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafroza-newsletter-2026.jpg?resize=600%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo : G.Garitan &#8211; CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The dead and their ghosts were part of her life for over thirty years. Dafroza Mukarumongi-Gauthier \u2014who founded the CPCR alongside her husband, Alain\u2014 has passed away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her radiant presence left a profound mark on all those fortunate enough to meet her. Her funeral will take place on Monday, October 12, in Reims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We will carry on her fight for justice, truth, and the dignity of survivors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The funeral service will be held at Saint-Andr\u00e9 Church, 3 Parvis Chanoine Warnier, Reims at 10.30 a. m.<\/p>\n<p>At 1:00 p.m. a private cremation service for the family will take place as well as a public reception.<\/p>\n<p>NO FLOWERS. NO WREATHS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DONATION, PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE MOST NEEDY SURVIVORS OF THE GENOCIDE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CPCR BANK DETAILS: CREDIT MUTUEL: FR76 1027 8088 6400 0217 5360 213<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Please indicate &#8220;Dons rescap\u00e9s&#8221; (Donation for survivors) in the payment reference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\"><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><em>Press review :<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Rwanda TV<\/strong> &#8211; 3\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_3E1FU6vkCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dafroza Gauthier yitabye Imana<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3E1FU6vkCQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>The New Times<\/strong> &#8211; 6\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/39447\/opinions\/dafroza-gauthier-a-life-in-pursuit-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dafroza Gauthier: A life in pursuit of justice<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>With the passing of Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, Rwanda has lost a steadfast daughter, survivors have lost a devoted advocate, and the cause of justice has lost a woman of remarkable courage. Together, Dafroza and her husband Alain Gauthier devoted decades to ensuring that individuals suspected of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi could be brought before courts in France.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>The New Times<\/strong> &#8211; 5\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/39441\/opinions\/editorial\/honour-dafroza-gauthiers-legacy-by-delivering-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Honour Dafroza Gauthier\u2019s legacy by delivering justice<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>The passing of Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier is a profound loss for Rwanda and a blow to the pursuit of justice. Her life demonstrated what resilience, conviction and an unwavering sense of responsibility can achieve, even against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The tributes paid to her recognise decades spent ensuring that victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi were neither forgotten nor denied justice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>The New Times<\/strong> &#8211; 4\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/39427\/news\/rwanda\/tributes-pour-in-for-justice-campaigner-dafroza-gauthier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tributes pour in for justice campaigner Dafroza Gauthier<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rwandans, government officials and various organisations sent tributes to Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, a prominent campaigner for justice for victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who died in France on Saturday, October 3.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>The New Times<\/strong> &#8211; 3\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/39422\/lifestyle\/people\/dafroza-gauthier-campaigner-for-justice-for-genocide-victims-dies-at-72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dafroza Gauthier, campaigner for justice for Genocide victims, dies at 72<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Together with her husband, Alain Gauthier, Dafroza founded the Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR) in 2001. The organisation gathered testimonies and evidence in Rwanda and compiled case files that were submitted to French authorities for prosecution.<br \/>\nTheir work earned the couple national recognition in Rwanda. On November 18, 2017, President Paul Kagame awarded them &#8216;Impeta y\u2019Igihango&#8217;, the National Order of Outstanding Friendship, for their contribution to bringing Genocide suspects to justice and strengthening Rwanda&#8217;s standing internationally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>The New Times<\/strong> &#8211; 3\/10\/26 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/39425\/news\/rwanda\/govt-mourns-dafroza-gauthier-lauds-her-justice-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Govt mourns Dafroza Gauthier, lauds her justice campaign<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>The Government of Rwanda has mourned the death of Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, a France-based campaigner who spent decades helping pursue suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<br \/>\nTogether with her husband, Alain Gauthier, she co-founded the Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR) in France in 2001, through which they helped gather testimonies and evidence for cases against Genocide suspects.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RwandaOGS\/status\/2106473701990441055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> issued on Saturday, the government described her work that earned her Igihango National Order of Outstanding Friendship in 2017 as \u201ctireless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadame Dafroza Gauthier\u2019s courage and unwavering commitment to memory, truth and justice leave an enduring legacy,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The government extended condolences to the husband, her family and friends, as well as \u201call whose lives she touched.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/medias\/\"><em><strong>More press articles on the French part of the site.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dead and their ghosts were part of her life for over thirty years&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[45,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-latest-news","category-press-releases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafroza-newsletter-2026-home.jpg?fit=599%2C361&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YLcZ-4jP","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16605"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16614,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16605\/revisions\/16614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}