On the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
B-10-2026-0252
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Raquel García HermidaVan Der Walle, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
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This resolution condemns the Taliban's systematic oppression of women and girls, especially its Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, which entrenches gender apartheid and suppresses freedoms.¶ It criticises the Commission for inviting Taliban representatives to Brussels and calls on the EU to avoid any action that could lead to de facto recognition of the Taliban.¶¶ It opposes deportations to Afghanistan, calls for international protection for Afghan women and girls, and welcomes accountability efforts including ICC proceedings.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the Taliban's systematic oppression of women and girls and its adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, which entrenches gender-based apartheid and suppresses fundamental freedoms.¶
- Strongly criticises the Commission for inviting Taliban representatives to Brussels, stressing that legitimising a regime responsible for crimes against women contradicts EU values.¶
- Calls on the Commission and member states to refrain from any action that could lead to de facto recognition of the Taliban regime.¶
- Opposes deportations or forced returns of women and others protected by non-refoulement to Afghanistan, stressing it cannot be considered safe, especially for women and girls.¶
- Calls on member states to guarantee international protection for Afghan women and girls, particularly human rights defenders, judges, journalists, academics and former public officials.¶
- Strongly condemns the Taliban's brutal repression of media freedom, including arbitrary journalist detentions, torture and discriminatory curbs on women journalists.¶
- Welcomes international accountability efforts, including ICC proceedings concerning crimes against humanity, and reiterates the call for recognition of gender apartheid under international law.¶