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
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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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
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Justice Secretary questioned on Government’s approach to human rights
The Joint Committee on Human Rights will question Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood MP, on Wednesday 30 April in a wide-ranging session examining prominent human rights issues.
28 April 2025
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Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, National Crime Agency and Border Force questioned on forced labour in UK supply chains
The Joint Committee on Human Rights continues its inquiry into forced labour in UK supply chains on Wednesday 23 April when it takes evidence from Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons and senior officials in Border Force and the National Crime Agency.
22 April 2025

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 21 May 2025
1:15pm Public
4:00pm Private
Transnational repression in the UK - Oral evidence 21 May 2025
1:15pm
  • Commander Dominic Murphy (Head of Counter Terrorism Policing at Metropolitan Police)
2:15pm
  • Dan Jarvis MP (Minister for Security at Home Office)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of state for Business and Trade regarding Forced Labour in UK supply chains dated 15 May 2025
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Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State regarding the introduction of Victims and Courts Bill dated 6 May 2025
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Correspondence from Barononess Kishwer Falkner to the Committee regarding Supreme Court Judgment Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers dated 13 May 2025
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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