"She told me a story of persecution I had heard 20 times before, word for word… convinced she would have greater chances to be granted asylum if she followed the advice of the criminal organization she paid a fortune to reach Europe and lied in her application"

BIOGRAPHY

Morgane Nicot’s career has gradually evolved around international criminal justice and protection issues. Once an intern at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, she specialized in humanitarian law (LLM International Criminal Justice and Armed Conflicts at Nottingham University, UK) and joined the International Committee of the Red Cross. She served both at the headquarters’ legal division and as a delegate in the Middle East and Africa for the protection of civilians and detainees. Returning to her home country, she engaged in defending the rights of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants with Caritas. Six years ago, she went back to the UN where she since advises the organization and Member States on issues related to organized crime, migrant smuggling and human trafficking.