Yehuda "Yude" M. Henteleff, KC (June 7, 1927 – December 8, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, human rights advocate and environmentalist.
Henteleff's work on the rights of children with cognitive and physical disabilities,[5][6][7] and on workplace discrimination, including sexual harassment,[8] led to landmark Supreme Court of Canada decisions.
He has volunteered in human rights projects in many parts of the world, including Colombia, Bolivia, Thailand, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan and Israel.
Among his many community affiliations, he served on the advisory council for Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights,[9] the professional advisory committee of the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, the Mental Health Commission of Canada's national framework review committee for child and adolescent mental health and the Winnipeg Arts Council.
[14] He is a cousin of palliative care pioneer Dr. Paul Henteleff and of the late Meyer Brownstone, former chair of Oxfam Canada.