On The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
B-9-2024-0175
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Tineke Strik, Hannah Neumann, Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Francisco Guerreiro, Heidi Hautala, Erik Marquardt, Ignazio Corrao, Jordi Solé, Bronis Ropė, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Henrike Hahn, Mounir Satouri
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A motion for a resolution on the repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women. It condemns Taliban restrictions on human rights, calls for the release of detained activists, an end to executions, and greater EU support for Afghan civil society and humanitarian needs.¶¶¶
Key points
- Reiterates grave concern about the humanitarian and human rights crises in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.¶
- Expresses outrage at gender apartheid and demands the Taliban allow girls of all ages to attend school and stop violating women's rights.¶
- Denounces targeting of human rights defenders, journalists, civil society actors, LGBTIQ+ people, dissidents and judges, and repression of peaceful protest.¶
- Condemns arbitrary detention of human rights defenders, protestors and artists, including named individuals, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.¶
- Denounces resumption of judicial executions, including publicly, and calls for an immediate halt to all executions and abolition of the death penalty.¶
- Urges the EU to step up support for Afghan civil society groups and fund assistance and protection programmes for human rights defenders.¶
- Urges the EU to step up support for Afghan groups defending the rights of women and girls, including alternative education options.¶
- Calls on the VP/HR to help launch a global initiative for accountability in Afghanistan, including expanding EU restrictive measures and establishing an independent investigative mechanism under the UN Human Rights Council.¶
- Calls on the EU and Member States to help address acute humanitarian needs of the Afghan people, within and outside the country.¶
- Urges Member States to ensure the long overdue evacuation of local Afghan staff still left behind.¶
- Deeply regrets systematic pushbacks that Afghans face at EU external borders.¶
- Insists on maintaining strict conditional engagement with the Taliban according to the five benchmarks set by the Council.¶
Who is affected
- Afghan women and girls, who face gender apartheid and are denied education.¶
- Human rights defenders, journalists, civil society actors, LGBTIQ+ people, dissidents and judges targeted by the Taliban.¶
- Detained activists and artists, including named individuals, who should be released.¶
- Afghan people in need of humanitarian aid, including 6.3 million displaced.¶¶
- Local Afghan staff left behind, who need evacuation.¶