On situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
B-10-2026-0247
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Erik Marquardt, Mélissa Camara, Saskia Bricmont, Maria Ohisalo, Catarina Vieira, Hannah Neumann, Alice Kuhnke, Pär Holmgren, Isabella Lövin, Tineke Strik, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Mounir Satouri, Rasmus Nordqvist
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This resolution condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, particularly after the adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, and calls for accountability and protection measures.¶¶¶ It urges the EU and member states to support international accountability mechanisms, reject engagement with Taliban representatives, and ensure protection for Afghan asylum seekers.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls, stating that their erasure from public life constitutes gender apartheid and may amount to crimes against humanity.¶
- Denounces the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts and urges the de facto authorities to immediately revoke it and stop its implementation.¶
- Urges Afghan de facto authorities to halt human rights violations, respect international human rights law, and end discriminatory policies.¶
- Calls on the EU and member states to support accountability efforts, including the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism, recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, CEDAW proceedings, and ICC investigations.¶
- Calls on the VP/HR to propose additional listings under the EU Global Human Rights Sanction Regime for those responsible for grave abuses, notably Taliban leadership.¶
- Recalls the Council's five benchmarks and calls on the Commission and member states to discard plans to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels, deploring bilateral contacts for deportations and expressing alarm at Taliban-linked diplomats controlling consulates.¶
- Calls on member states to expedite humanitarian visas and protection pathways for Afghans at risk and to refrain from deporting Afghan asylum seekers, as returns violate non-refoulement and the European Convention on Human Rights.¶
Who is affected
- Women and girls in Afghanistan face systemic discrimination and human rights violations.¶¶
- Afghan de facto authorities are urged to revoke the Criminal Procedure Code and end abuses.¶
- EU and member states are called to support accountability and sanction listings.¶¶
- Afghan asylum seekers in the EU are to be protected from deportation.¶