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'Rwandan genocide hunter' Dafroza Gauthier dies at 72

Published by France24 Africa By FRANCE 24 · 4 October 2026 at 15:12
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'Rwandan genocide hunter' Dafroza Gauthier dies at 72
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For nearly 30 years, Dafroza Gauthier, along with her husband Alain, tracked down Rwandan refugees in France suspected of having participated in the Tutsi genocide. She died in Reims on Saturday after dedicating her life to bringing to justice those allegedly responsible for the 1994 massacre of more than 800,000 people.

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