Joint Committee on Human Rights

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The Joint Committee on Human Rights is a select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to consider human rights issues in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Membership

The current members of the committee are:

• Andrew Dismore (Chairman), Labour
• Douglas Carswell, Conservative
• Nia Griffith, Labour
• Evan Harris, Liberal Democrats
• Richard Shepherd, Conservative
• Mark Tami, Labour
• Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Conservative
• Lord Judd, Labour
• Lord Lester of Herne Hill, Liberal Democrats
• The Earl of Onslow, Conservative
• Lord Plant of Highfield, Labour
• Baroness Stern, Crossbench

[edit] See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament

[edit] External links

• Joint Committee on Human Rights