Ali Harris is chief executive of Equally Ours, a human rights charity. Shazia Choudhry is professor of law at the University of Oxford, and the Jeffrey Hackney tutorial fellow in law at Wadham College. 

Their appointments ensure the EHRC can continue upholding and promoting equality and human rights while recruitment takes place for fixed commissioners. 

Minister for women and equalities Bridget Phillipson said: “This government is committed to embedding fairness and equality into the heart of our agenda, and the EHRC has a key part to play in this.

“Both Ali Harris and Professor Shazia Choudhry bring a wealth of experience and expertise in equality and human rights, and their appointments will ensure the EHRC can continue their crucial work as Britain’s independent equality and human rights regulator while recruitment is ongoing.”