Enrica Picco

Lawyer and researcher on conflict, justice and peacebuilding

About me

With fifteen years of field experience, I have combined managerial positions with research and lectures. I’m currently working with a broad range of institutions, including the United Nations, international NGOs and think tanks.

My research focuses on the political, socio-economic and humanitarian impacts of the ongoing crises in central African region, with the intention of inspiring reflections on conflict prevention, peace-keeping and state-building. My thematic areas of interest are related to conflict dynamics, population displacement and justice issues.

I contributed to the book Making Sense of the Central African Republic (edited by Tatiana Carayannis and Louisa Lombard, Zed Books 2015) with a chapter on aid delivery trends and challenges faced within the country. I am also the author of several articles for academic reviews, journals and blogs.

I am an international lawyer, with a post-graduate education in Peace and Democracy Building and Peacekeeping Management. I’m curious, enthusiastic, committed, and passionate about my work.

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Injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice
everywhere.

Martin Luther King Jr

Publications

I Am 100% Central African: Identity and Inclusion in the Experience of Central African Muslim Refugees in Chad and Cameroon

International Center for Transitional Justice

Being recognized as Central African and taking part in a new social contract based on inclusion were ultimately the two most prominent demands expressed by Muslim and Peuhl refugees. Only in a Central African state renewed from its very foundation can justice for past violations have an impact and truly improve lives.

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Déplacement forcé et camps : le ressenti des Centrafricains

Institut Francophone pour la Justice et la Démocratie

Dans l'ouvrage : Encampés, de quel(s) droit(s) ? Sous la direction scientifique de Marjorie Beulay, Anne-Laure Chaumette, Laurence Dubin, Marina Eudes. Au nom de quoi des exilés devraient vivre, parfois pour de longues années, dans un camp spécifiquement institué pour...

Aide humanitaire et corruption : se rapprocher du terrain pour éloigner la fraude

Diplomatie

Corédigé avec Thierry Vircoulon et Marc-André Lagrange. Marché de 25 milliards d’euros, le secteur humanitaire n’échappe pas aux pratiques de corruption. La lutte contre ces phénomènes, quoiqu’elle soit réelle, n’est pas suffisante. Elle doit s’affranchir d’une...

“Los indicadores para que estas elecciones sean creíbles están todos en rojo”

Africaye.org

Hemos conversado con Karim Meckassoua, expresidente de la Asamblea Nacional de la Republica Centroafricana (RCA) y diputado del tercero distrito de Bangui (el barrio de PK5, donde vive la mayoría de la comunidad musulmana de la capital), para entender los últimos...

“Cada uno para sí mismo”

Africaye.org

En el último año, el número de personas congoleñas que han llegado a las islas griegas no ha dejado de crecer. ¿Por qué son cada vez más numerosos? ¿Cómo llegan a Grecia? ¿Cómo se organizan una vez que se instalan en los campos de refugiados? Hemos viajado a Samos...

La Commission vérité centrafricaine peut-elle échapper aux mauvais augures ?

JusticeInfo.net

Le parlement centrafricain se réunit cette semaine pour voter, entre autres, le projet de loi sur la Commission vérité, justice, réconciliation et réparations (CVJRR) chargée d’« établir la vérité sur les graves événements nationaux depuis 1959 ». Mais la CVJRR n’est...

How delays and disbelief let down sex abuse victims in Central African Republic

The New Humanitarian

The UN cannot effectively fight sexual abuse if it doesn’t take the victim’s side. When the life of a person is at stake, the UN should be the prosecutor, not the judge. Visit the link

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From Being Forgotten to Being Ignored: International Humanitarian Interventions in the Central African Republic

Making Sense of the Central African Republic

Lying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked. Democracy, in any kind of a meaningful sense, has eluded the country. Since the mid-1990s, army mutinies and serial rebellion in CAR have resulted in two major successful coups. Over the course of these upheavals, the country has become a laboratory for peacebuilding initiatives, hosting a two-decade-long succession of UN and regional peacekeeping, peacebuilding and special political missions. Drawing together the foremost experts on the Central African Republic, this much-needed volume provides the first in-depth analysis of the country’s recent history of rebellion, instability, and international and regional intervention.

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