On the deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
B-10-2024-0040
on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Susanna Ceccardi, Silvia Sardone, Roberto Vannacci, Klara Dostalova, Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Bžoch, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Nikola Bartůšek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
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The resolution condemns the Taliban's new morality law and the severe deterioration of women's rights in Afghanistan, calling for an end to violations and for EU member states to halt illegal migration and ensure returns.¶¶¶ It also criticizes the Commission for funding campaigns that promote the hijab and organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.¶
Key points
- Expresses deepest sympathy to Afghan women who are victims of Sharia law.¶
- Strongly condemns the severe backsliding of women's and girls' rights, including the new law that erases them from public life, and calls for an end to systematic violations.¶
- Urges member states to halt illegal migration of primarily young adult males from Afghanistan and to ensure effective return and readmission of illegal migrants.¶
- Regrets that the Commission has funded campaigns promoting the hijab and organizations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.¶
Who is affected
Figures and deadlines
- Approximately 100,000 Afghan nationals have applied for refugee status in the EU every year since 2021.¶
- Asylum recognition rates for Afghans in the EU are around 50%.