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.
Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/human-rights-joint-committee/membership/former/
NameStartEndPartyConstituencyLabourBristol EastLabourHendonLabourAberavonLabourCamberwell and PeckhamScottish National PartyEdinburgh South WestLabourCamberwell and PeckhamScottish National PartyEdinburgh South WestCrossbenchLife peerpresentLabourLeeds Central and Headingley
Membership , the members of the committee are as follows:
Member Party Constituency / Peerage Labour Leeds Central and Headingley David Alton Crossbench Baron Alton of Liverpool Shami Chakrabarti Labour Baroness Chakrabarti Tom Gordon Liberal Democrat Sally Hamwee 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 Euan Stainbank Labour Falkirk Peter Swallow Labour Bracknell Conservative New Forest West
Findings The Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on September 14, 2026, warning that artificial intelligence creates major human rights risks. Furthermore, the cross party group stated that current laws cannot properly handle fast AI developments and called for a new AI law to address these threats.
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The records of the Joint Committee on Human Rights are held by the Parliamentary Archives