Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)

The role of human rights in the UK democratic process

Status: Closed Opened: 30 Apr 2024 Closed: 29 May 2024

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that “democracy, human rights and the rule of law are interdependent and mutually reinforce each other. Weakening one endangers the others” . The United Nations has also said that “democracy provides an environment for the protection and effective realisation of human …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
8 May 2024 Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC · Doughty Street Chambers, Carl Miller · Demos, Professor Alan Renwick · University College London View ↗
1 May 2024 Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC · Doughty Street Chambers, Carl Miller · Demos, Professor Alan Renwick · University College London View ↗