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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.

 

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Past events

Wednesday 22 May 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
The European Court of Human Rights and Climate Change: Recent Judgments and Implications for the UK - Oral evidence 22 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Lord Sumption (Jonathan Sumption KC) (Former Judge at Supreme Court)
  • Jessica Simor KC (Barrister at Matrix Chambers)
  • Nikki Reisch (Director of Climate and Energy Program at Center for International Environmental Law)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 15 May 2024
2:00pm Private
3:00pm Public
Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK - Oral evidence 15 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Michael Tomlinson KC MP (Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration at Home Office)
  • Simon Ridley (Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office)
  • Joanna Rowland (Director General, Customer Services Group at Home Office)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 1 May 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
The role of human rights in the UK democratic process - Oral evidence 1 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Professor Alan Renwick (Professor of Democratic Politics and Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London)
  • Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers.)
  • Carl Miller (Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 24 April 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
Ministerial Scrutiny: the UK's engagement with its international human rights obligations - Oral evidence 24 April 2024
3:00pm
  • The Lord Bellamy KC (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice)
  • Rob Linham OBE (Deputy Director Rights Policy at Ministry of Justice)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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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