Walter Kalin, professor emeritus of international law, University of Bern/Switzerland, is a former representative of the U.N. secretary general on the human rights of internally displaced persons and present envoy of the chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/walter-kalin/rss en Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Ferris, Walter Kalin https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/04/el-salvador-has-a-historic-opportunity-to-address-internal-displacement https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/04/el-salvador-has-a-historic-opportunity-to-address-internal-displacement Some 300,000 Salvadorans were displaced last year, and many remain on the run from gang violence. Elizabeth Ferris and Walter Kalin explain why a new draft law on internal displacement in El Salvador is a chance to help them and provide a model for other countries.