Aviva Shwayder is a communications specialist at Refugees International. She traveled with a research team to Trinidad and Tobago to look at the Venezuelan displacement crisis on the island in November 2018. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/aviva-shwayder/rss en Crises & Conflicts Economy Laws & Policy Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000 Aviva Shwayder https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/10/false-paradise-caribbean-island-nations-must-respect-venezuelans-rights https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/10/false-paradise-caribbean-island-nations-must-respect-venezuelans-rights With the number of displaced Venezuelans on track to reach 3.6 million this year, small island-nations such as Trinidad and Tobago can’t ignore their responsibility to help, writes Aviva Shwayder of Refugees International.