Tasha Manoranjan

Guest Author

Tasha Manoranjan (@tdmanoranjan) is founder and serves on the Board of Directors of PEARL (People for Equality and Relief in Lanka). She is an associate with Pape, Salter, Teillet LLP, representing the rights and interests of Indigenous communities in Canada. Tasha spent over a year documenting human rights violations committed against Tamils in north-eastern Sri Lanka and remains committed to pursuing accountability for Sri Lanka’s mass atrocities.

Tasha received her B.A., magna cum laude, in Justice and Peace Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and her J.D. from Yale Law School. Tasha has published on human rights and accountability issues in Sri Lanka in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs and Opinio Juris.

Articles by this author:

Tamil members of Sri Lanka's parliament hold placards during a demonstration outside the President’s office in Colombo on February 24, 2022, to protest against the acquisition of their land in northern and eastern regions under the guise of protecting archeological sites. They hold signs in a variety of languages. One reads, “Stop the land grab! of Tamils under the guise of Mahaweli”

Sri Lanka’s Real Reckoning is Yet to Come

Jul. 20, 2022 Tasha Manoranjan

A Sri Lankan demonstrator holds a portrait of a missing relative during a protest outside the United Nations office in Colombo on March 13, 2013.

Tamils – and Justice – Can’t Wait: The Need for Decisive UN Action on Sri Lanka

Feb. 19, 2021 Tasha Manoranjan