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From · resolution motion joint · 7 Oct 2025 RC-10-2025-0415 on the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
To · Adopted text · 9 Oct 2025 TA-10-2025-0229 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
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Changes the stance on CJEU judgments and asylum assessments, and rephrases the call regarding human rights defenders in Pakistan. #1#4 Adds a welcome for the new investigative mechanism and the renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate. #5 The other changes are formal: decimal separators are updated. #2#3

3 changes of substance, plus 2 formal. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

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Change #1 Substance

Replaces the reference to CJEU judgments with a statement that member states are entitled to take gender and nationality into account when carrying out an individual assessment of an asylum application by an Afghan woman.

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Change #4 Substance

Replaces a paragraph expressing grave concern about human rights defenders waiting in Pakistan with a call for the EU and member states to assist, where relevant and possible, the application process for these individuals.

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Change #5 Substance

Adds a paragraph welcoming the establishment of an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan and the renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate.

12. Welcomes the establishment of an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to answer the call of Afghan victims as a significant milestone in the pursuit of truth, justice and accountability for the people of Afghanistan, who are suffering from international crimes and violations of international law committed in the country; welcomes also the renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur’s mandate and echoes his call for accountability;