Dr David James Cantor is Director of the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/david-james-cantor/rss en Laws & Policy Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:44:06 +0000 David James Cantor https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/16/lessons-from-latin-america-on-organized-crime-and-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/16/lessons-from-latin-america-on-organized-crime-and-refugees How Latin America responds to people fleeing criminal violence will provide insights into an emerging aspect of global forced migration. David Cantor of the Refugee Law Initiative outlines some lessons learned and questions raised by displacement in Latin America. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:15 +0000 David James Cantor https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/04/latin-america-at-forefront-of-emerging-trend-in-global-displacement https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/04/latin-america-at-forefront-of-emerging-trend-in-global-displacement While Latin America leads the way in responding to displacement by organized criminal violence, many of these countries are still catching up with the implications of the shift from Cold War conflicts to criminal violence, explains Refugee Law Initiative’s David Cantor.