Joint Committee on Human Rights
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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.{{cite web|title=Role − Joint Committee on Human Rights |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/human-rights-joint-committee/role/ |website=UK Parliament}}
Membership
{{As of|January 2025}}, the members of the committee are as follows:{{cite web |title=Human Rights (Joint Committee) − membership |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/human-rights-joint-committee/membership/ |website=UK Parliament}}
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! Member ! colspan=2 | Party ! Constituency / Peerage | |
| {{nobr|David Alton{{0}}{{resize|(Chair)}}}}
| {{party color cell|Crossbench}} | Crossbench
| {{coltit|ececec}}Baron Alton of Liverpool |
| Juliet Campbell
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour
| Broxtowe |
| Navnit Dholakia
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats}} | {{nobr|Liberal Democrat}}
| {{coltit|ececec}}Baron Dholakia |
| Tom Gordon
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats}} | Liberal Democrat |
| Helena Kennedy
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour
| {{coltit|ececec}}{{nobr|Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws}} |
| Afzal Khan
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour |
| Doreen Lawrence
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour
| {{coltit|ececec}}{{nobr|Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon}} |
| Simon Murray
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Conservative
| {{coltit|ececec}}Baron Murray of Blidworth |
| Alex Sobel
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour |
| Peter Swallow
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour |
| {{nobr|Desmond Swayne}}
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Conservative |
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/human-rights-joint-committee |title=Joint Committee on Human Rights |website=UK Parliament|date=30 May 2024 }}
- [https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_HC_CL_JT_HR The records of the Joint Committee on Human Rights are held by the Parliamentary Archives]
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