nationality known_for article_title education name alma_mater
canadian legal issues and political activism , anti-racism , human rights richard warman
 b.a. , ll.b , ll.m richard warman queen university 's university , university of windsor , mcgill
richard warman

richard warman is an ottawa-based lawyer who is active in human rights law .
warman worked for the canadian human rights commission -lrb- chrc -rrb- from july 2002 until march 2004 .
he is best known as the primary instigator of actions related to internet content under section 13 -lrb- 1 -rrb- of the canadian human rights act against people including white supremacists , neo-nazis .
targets also included people who were critical of him online , opponents of israeli government policy in the middle east and even the owners of a small forum where he had been insulted by a user .
warman wrote a detailed report on internet hate in canada for b'nai brith 's `` annual audit of antisemitic incidents '' , and has been the target of anti-semitic smears himself , though he has testified in the past that he is not jewish .
he received the saul hayes human rights award from the canadian jewish congress in june 2007 for `` distinguished service to the cause of human rights '' .
