Joint Committee on Human Rights

UK Parliamentary Committee.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to consider human rights issues in the United Kingdom.[1]

## Membership[edit]

As of March 2024, the members of the committee are as follows:[2]

Member  | Party  | Constituency

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Joanna Cherry0(Chair) |  | Scottish National |

Edinburgh South West

Lord Alton of Liverpool |  | Crossbench  |

Lords

Lord Dholakia |  | Liberal Democrat |

Lords

Sarah Dines |  | Conservative  |

Derbyshire Dales

Harriet Harman |  | Labour  |

Camberwell and Peckham

Caroline Johnson |  | Conservative  |

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws |  | Labour  |

Lords

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |  | Labour  |

Lords

Baroness Meyer |  | Conservative  |

Lords

Jill Mortimer |  | Conservative  |

Hartlepool

Lord Murray of Blidworth |  | Conservative  |

Lords

Bell Ribeiro-Addy |  | Labour  |

Streatham

## See also[edit]

* Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
* Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Role - Joint Committee on Human Rights". UK Parliament.
2. ^ "Human Rights (Joint Committee) - membership". UK Parliament.

## External links[edit]

* "Joint Committee on Human Rights". UK Parliament.
* The records of the Joint Committee on Human Rights are held by the Parliamentary Archives

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