Joint Committee on Human Rights
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
As of May 2026, the members of the committee are as follows:[2]
| Member | Party | Constituency / Peerage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Alton(Chair) | Crossbench | Baron Alton of Liverpool | |
| Shami Chakrabarti | Labour | Baroness Chakrabarti | |
| Tom Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Harrogate and Knaresborough | |
| Sally Hamwee | Liberal Democrat | Baroness Hamwee | |
| Afzal Khan | Labour | Manchester Rusholme | |
| Simon Murray | Conservative | Baron Murray of Blidworth | |
| Russell Rook | Labour | Baron Rook | |
| Tony Sewell | Conservative | Baron Sewell of Sanderstead | |
| Alex Sobel | Labour | Leeds Central and Headingley | |
| Euan Stainbank | Labour | Falkirk | |
| Peter Swallow | Labour | Bracknell | |
| Desmond Swayne | Conservative | New Forest West | |
References
- ^ "Role − Joint Committee on Human Rights". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Human Rights (Joint Committee) − membership". UK Parliament.