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-10-2024-0050
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Halicki, Gabriel Mato, Marcin Kierwiński, Željana Zovko, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jörgen Warborn, Wouter Beke, Ondřej Kolář, Nicolás Pascual De La Parte, Danuše Nerudová, Reinhold Lopatka, Mirosława Nykiel, Zoltán Tarr, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Eleonora Meleti, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Vangelis Meimarakis, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Luděk Niedermayer, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Antonio López-Istúriz White
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This resolution condemns the Taliban's restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan, especially the 2024 law on virtue and vice, and calls for restoring their rights and holding authorities accountable.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the erasure of women from public life as gender persecution and apartheid; calls for immediate reinstatement of full participation, especially in education and work.¶
- Urges Afghan de-facto authorities to end abuses against women and girls, which may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute.¶
- Underlines that repressive legislation since August 2021 perpetuates fear and repression affecting all society, especially women and girls, and notes the cycle of impunity.¶
- Supports Afghan women negotiating the law's implementation to limit its harm, as it varies across regions.¶
- Insists on strict and conditional engagement with the Taliban based on the Council's five benchmarks and UN Special Rapporteur's recommendations.¶
- Supports Afghan civil society's calls to hold authorities accountable via ICC investigation, an UN Independent Investigative Mechanism, and expanding EU restrictive measures.¶
- Calls on the international community and regional actors to keep pressure on Afghan de-facto authorities.¶