卢旺达政府悼念正义活动家达芙罗扎·戈捷 享年72岁
2026年10月3日，长期致力于追诉1994年种族灭绝嫌疑人的活动家达芙罗扎·穆卡鲁蒙吉·戈捷（Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier）在法国因病逝世，享年72岁。据卢旺达《新时报》当日报道，卢旺达政府对她的逝世表示哀悼，并肯定她数十年间为将灭绝罪行嫌疑人绳之以法所做的工作。
政府发言人办公室在声明中称，戈捷的工作为记忆、真相与正义留下了持久贡献。她与丈夫阿兰·戈捷长期生活在法国，多年来收集证据、推动多起针对藏匿欧洲的种族灭绝嫌疑人的司法程序，在幸存者群体中广为人知。
据卢旺达媒体后续报道，卢旺达官员、机构与民众纷纷致哀。她的家人在随后数日公布葬礼安排时表示，亲友为纪念她所作的捐赠将用于帮助最有需要的种族灭绝幸存者，以延续她生前的工作方向。
10月是卢旺达的团结与韧性之月，戈捷逝世的消息在这一全国性纪念时段内公布。卢旺达国内外围绕灭绝罪行追诉的司法进程仍在继续，相关案件本月内在英国等地也有新的程序进展。
Rwanda Mourns Genocide Justice Campaigner Dafroza Gauthier, Dead at 72
Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, a France-based campaigner who spent decades helping to pursue suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, died in France on 3 October 2026 at the age of 72, following an illness. The New Times reported that day that the Government of Rwanda had mourned her death and commended her work.
In a statement, the Office of the Government Spokesperson described her efforts as a lasting contribution to memory, truth and justice. Gauthier lived in France with her husband Alain Gauthier; over many years the couple gathered evidence and pressed for judicial proceedings against genocide suspects hiding in Europe, becoming widely known among survivor communities.
Rwandan officials, organisations and members of the public paid tribute in the days that followed, according to local media. Her family later announced that donations made in her memory would be directed to genocide survivors most in need, in line with the work she pursued during her life.
October is Rwanda's month of unity and resilience, the national period of reflection in which news of her death was announced. Judicial processes arising from the genocide continue inside Rwanda and abroad, with further procedural developments in the United Kingdom later this month.
图片来源：图：基加利种族灭绝纪念馆园区。摄影：Dave Proffer，CC BY 2.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
