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.
\r\nFollow us on social media: Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | X | YouTube
\r\nView the old X account.
\r\nSign up to the weekly cross-committee newsletter, ‘Committee Corridor.
","previousCommittees":[],"contact":{"email":"jchr@parliament.uk","phone":null,"address":"Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA","contactDisclaimer":"We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone.\r\nPlease be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints."},"id":93,"name":"Human Rights (Joint Committee)","parentCommittee":null,"subCommittees":[],"house":"Joint","leadHouse":null,"category":{"id":1,"name":"Select"},"committeeTypes":[{"id":22,"name":"(HC) Public Standing Orders - Cross-cutting","committeeCategory":{"id":1,"name":"Select"}}],"showOnWebsite":true,"websiteLegacyUrl":"https://old.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/","websiteLegacyRedirectEnabled":false,"startDate":"2001-01-17T00:00:00","endDate":null,"dateCommonsAppointed":null,"dateLordsAppointed":null,"scrutinisingDepartments":[],"isLeadCommittee":null,"nameHistory":[{"id":92,"committeeId":93,"name":"Human Rights (Joint Committee)","startDate":"2001-01-17T00:00:00","endDate":null}]}