UK Parliament Human Rights Committee

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We’re moving! Follow @HoCcommitteesUK to keep up with the work of our committee, and check us out on other platforms: parliament.uk/get-involved/c…

How do we protect the right to protest whilst ensuring public safety, security and respect for the rights of others? We've launched an inquiry examining the right to protest, the limits upon it and the impact of recent changes in the law. Send your views committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evide…

Join us tomorrow for our hearing on children in the social care system in England. We're taking evidence from @Ofstednews and @BASW_UK. Watch from 2pm on 11 March: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d8…

Productive visit from the @HumanRightsCtte in Geneva where they: 🇺🇳 Engaged with UN human rights mechanisms 🌏 Heard from civil society & human rights experts about challenges of UN’s human rights pillar ⚖️ Discussed how human rights are fundamental to accountability & stability

Watch our hearing today from 2.15pm: YouTube: youtube.com/live/mckOffRU5… Parliament Live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/12…

We'll question @Meta and @Microsoft on human rights and the regulation of AI as part of our ongoing inquiry. @KanishkaNarayan, the Minister for AI @SciTechgovuk will share the government's latest thinking on AI. Watch from 2.15pm on 25 February: committees.parliament.uk/event/26372/fo…

We were established 25 years ago. The 31 January marked the 25th anniversary of the Joint Committee on Human Right's first sitting in Parliament. For the latest information and news on our work, visit our website as continue to examine human rights in the United Kingdom.

Does the UK-Mauritius agreement respect human rights of Chagossians? In a public hearing we'll examine the human rights implications of the UK-Mauritius Agreement relating to the Chagos Archipelago. Find out more and watch the hearing: committees.parliament.uk/event/26358/fo…

We took evidence from @Google's Global Head of Human Rights, Alexandria Walden, where she was asked if Large Language Models (LLMs) tell the truth when asked a question. Watch her response ⬇️ Find out more about our inquiry on AI and human rights: committees.parliament.uk/event/26184/fo…

We will examine how three key regulators, the @EHRC, @Ofcom, and @ICOnews are approaching the challenge of regulating AI. Do they have the resources, expertise, and powers to ensure that our human rights are protected? Watch at 2.15pm on 4 February: committees.parliament.uk/event/26358/fo…

The news of the sudden death of Jim Wallace - Lord Wallace of Tankerness - who has died during complications following surgery - is deeply distressing. A longstanding and good friend, I have always valued Jim’s friendship, his principles, his decency, his integrity, and his kindness. While Chief Whip, in the Commons, Jim served as my deputy - always wise and measured in his evaluation of people and of politics. He never forgot his roots - wearing a mischievous tie depicting a map of his beloved Orkney and Shetland Islands constituency, with the rest of the UK in a small box. Deeply devoted to his family, his faith and to his country, Jim was a model of public service. Only this week he had been appointed to serve on @UKParliament’s @HumanRightsCtte and we were both looking forward to working closely with one another again. My thoughts and prayers are with Rosie, his wife, with his mother, his daughters, Helen and Clare, and with his heartbroken family. May he now rest in peace.

As part of our legislative scrutiny of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill we're taking evidence at 2.15pm on 28 January in a public hearing from: @NIHRC | @nivictimscom | Lord Houghton | Oliver Sanders KC | Professor Kieran McEvoy | @AmnestyUK Watch: committees.parliament.uk/event/26304/fo…

We'll explore the work of the Children’s Commissioner for England, @Rachel_deSouza. We'll ask about her views on the current adequacy of human rights protections in the social care sector. Watch the public hearing from 2pm on 21 January: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ec…

What happens when AI goes wrong? Can transparency measures work, or are they too easy to overcome? We'll question @Google's Global Head of Human Rights, Alexandria Walden, for our inquiry on AI and human rights from 3.15pm on 21 January: committees.parliament.uk/event/26184/fo…

We're taking evidence on the newly created role of the independent advocate. It was established to help prevent the repeat of failings in the response to major disasters and to act as an advocate for victims and families. Find out more and watch online: committees.parliament.uk/event/26167/fo…

We're looking into what human rights safeguards should be in place to make Artificial Intelligence more accountable. Join us at 2.15pm on Wednesday 14 January as we speak to experts in AI: @locai_labs | Good Tech Advisory | @LawZero_ Watch the session: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/25…

We spoke to Ellen Lefley, a Senior Lawyer @JUSTICEhq, about how the UK should respond to the challenge of regulating artificial intelligence to safeguard human rights. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/25806/fo…

Regulating the unknown: how should the UK respond to the challenge of AI? Join us with a panel of experts at 2.15pm on 17 December: @JUSTICEhq | Garden Court Chambers | @TheLawSociety | @WhartonAIAI | @uofl Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/25806/fo…

Today we celebrate Human Rights Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Watch our Chair @DavidAltonHL speak about the work we have done this year in examining human rights in the UK ⬇️