The Third Eye focuses on issue-based campaigns that partner with local NGOs, law firms, small businesses, and community organizations. In places and policy areas where justice is delayed and denied by geopolitics, we develop alternative legal and political strategies for the affected communities to gain, protect and enforce their dignity. We aim to bring access to justice to the people who have been denied it thus far through discrimination, a lack of accountability, and international indifference
David Matas is an award-winning international human rights lawyer, author and researcher based in
Winnipeg, Canada. He has served the government of Canada in numerous positions including as
member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference on an International Criminal
Court; the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and
Research; and the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe Conferences on Antisemitism
and Intolerance. He has been involved in several different organizations, including the Canadian Helsinki
Watch Group, Beyond Borders, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Council for Refugees. He
currently acts as Senior Honorary Counsel for B’nai Brith Canada as well as a legal advisor to several non-
profit organizations, including Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, International Tamil Refugee Assistance
Network, Tamil Rights Group, and United Tegaru Canada. He is a senior fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg
Centre for Human Rights. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on forced organ
harvesting.
Sam M. Ratna graduated as a Civil Engineer from East London University, London, UK. Extensive experience over 35 years in construction management and engineering in the construction industry. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the last few years he has travelled widely with David Matas, attending several meetings with UNHCR and government authority in Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangkok, India and other countries to address the plight of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. He is a Co-founder and Director with David Matas of the NGO I-TRAN, the International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network and a Co-founder and vice-president of NGO- UCTA, United Canadian Tamils Association for community sponsorship programs for refugees.
Rajeev Sreetharan, Esq. is a US-based attorney who practices intellectual property law. Through his boutique law firm, SREE IP, PLLC, Rajeev additionally provides pro bono counsel in the practice areas of genocide law, international humanitarian law (IHL), and international human rights law (IHRL) to selected NGOs and grass-roots organizations.
Jeevan studied law at National Law University Odisha in India. He has a keen interest in International Law, particularly International Human Rights Law and Genocide Law. His experience is in advising community organizations in accessing international justice and building evidence and legal arguments to support claims of human rights violations.