Committees

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Joint Select Committee

The Joint Committee on Human Rights consists of twelve members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to examine matters relating to human rights within the United Kingdom, as well as scrutinising every Government Bill for its compatibility with human rights.

5 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Crime and Policing Bill
Opened 27 March 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Report:
Published
On 20 June 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 20 August 2025
Opened 14 March 2025
Transnational repression in the UK
Opened 24 January 2025
Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
Opened 16 January 2025
Accountability for Daesh crimes
Report:
Published
On 13 May 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 13 July 2025
Opened 12 October 2023

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.
Remedial order scrutiny
Remedial orders address an incompatibility of the law with human rights standards following a judgment.

Latest news

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Tighten Border Security Bill to punish the perpetrators not the victims – JCHR report warns
Following legislative scrutiny, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has called on the Government to make amendments to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
20 June 2025
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Mental Health Bill reforms welcome but should go further – JCHR finds
In a report published today following legislative scrutiny, the Joint Committee on Human Rights proposed amendments to the Mental Health Bill.
19 May 2025
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Daesh fighters must not escape British justice – JCHR report warns
Daesh is a non-state terrorist organisation that emerged in Iraq in the early 2000s. Its campaigns of terror, murder and rape targeted religious groups, including the Yazidis, with the aim of destroying their identities.
13 May 2025

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 25 June 2025
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Universal Periodic Review - Oral evidence 25 June 2025
2:15pm
  • Dr Michael Lane (Lecturer in Law at University of Worcester)
  • Professor Jon Yorke (Professor of Human Rights at Birmingham City University)
  • Dr Alice Storey (Associate Professor of Human Rights at Birmingham City University)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Inquiry Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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HC 789 / HL Paper 143
Report
Correspondence from the Committee to the Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Victims and Violence against women and Girls relating to the Victims and Courts Bill dated 13 June 2025
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Correspondence
Correspondence from the Committee to Mr Alexander Murray relating to Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains dated 13 June 2025
Inquiry Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
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Correspondence

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

  • Email: jchr@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 0207 219 2793 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8430 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA