These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.
View previous Human Rights (Joint Committee) website5 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
The Government’s response to Covid-19: human rights implications
Report:
Published
On 21 September 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 5 January 2021
Opened 19 March 2020
Black people, racism and human rights
Report:
Published
On 11 November 2020
Opened 1 July 2020
Freedom of Expression
Opened 6 November 2020
The Government's response to covid-19: human rights implications of long lockdown
Opened 30 November 2020
The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review
Opened 21 January 2021
Non-inquiry work
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.
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.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Latest news
Committee to take evidence on Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act
MPs and Peers to consider the impact of the Human Rights Act on the enforcement of human rights in the UK
23 March 2021
"Put protesting on the same footing as communal worship," says committee
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has urged the Government to put the right to protest in England during the lockdown on the same footing as the right to picket and the right to take part in communal worship.
19 March 2021
Committee to take evidence on Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act
Committee to question witnesses on the impact of the Human Rights Act on the policies and practices of public authorities
16 March 2021
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- Email: jchr@parliament.uk
- Phone: 020 7219 2467 (General enquries) / 07565 202054 (Media enquiries)
- Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA