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From · resolution motion joint · 20 May 2026 RC-10-2026-0247 on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
To · Adopted text · 21 May 2026 TA-10-2026-0186 Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 4 Sept 2026

The resolution now names gender apartheid and child marriage as Taliban practices and seeks their recognition as crimes against humanity. #1 It also shifts from non-recognition to regretting the Brussels invitation and urging pressure on the Taliban. #2 Humanitarian aid is broadened to cover famine relief in addition to support for Afghan women defenders. #3

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Change #1 Substance

Adds gender apartheid and child marriage to the description of Taliban practices and calls for their recognition as crimes against humanity.

2. Declares that the Taliban regime has institutionalised slaveryslavery, gender apartheid and genderchild apartheid;marriage; calls on the Council and the Commission to call this out in all diplomatic engagements and to support their recognition as crimes against humanity in the proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty;

Change #2 Substance

Replaces the call to uphold non-recognition with regret over inviting the Taliban to Brussels and calls for pressure on them to restore rights.

4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, in line with the Council’s five benchmarks,benchmarks; andregrets the decision to invite the Taliban to Brussels and calls for pressure to be put on the Taliban to restore human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights; reiterates its full support for the ICC arrest warrants and urges the Member States to enforce them;

Change #3 Substance

Extends humanitarian support to include those combating famine in Afghanistan.

7. Urges the EU and its Member States to increase humanitarian support for those combating famine in Afghanistan and for Afghan women human rights defenders, judges, lawyers, journalists, activists and women-led organisations, and ensure aid safely reaches Afghan women and girls;