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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2617(RSP))

On the repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women

B-9-2024-0185

on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Pedro Marques, Isabel Santos

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A motion for a resolution on the repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women. It condemns the Taliban's dismantling of human rights and the erasure of women and girls from public life, and calls for an end to arbitrary arrests, public executions and capital punishment. It urges the de-facto authorities to restore education for women and girls, release women human rights defenders, and meet international standards on detention and due process. It asks the EEAS and member states to back a UN-led process with full participation of Afghan women and civil society. It says evidence of human rights abuses, especially against women and girls, should be collected and preserved as part of UNAMA to ensure accountability.

Key points

  1. Deplores the rapid and widespread dismantling of human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan.
  2. Condemns the attempted erasure of women and girls from public life and the state-sanctioned violence they face daily; stands in solidarity with all Afghan women.
  3. Condemns governments that enable the Taliban regime by normalising relations.
  4. Recalls Afghanistan's international human rights obligations and urges the de-facto authorities to restore access to education for women and girls.
  5. Insists the de-facto authorities end arbitrary arrest and human rights violations of women, and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of women human rights defenders.
  6. Calls for detention conditions and due process to meet international standards.
  7. Reiterates the EU's strong opposition to the death penalty in all cases and without exception, and urges the de-facto authorities to end capital punishment and immediately cease public executions.
  8. Urges the EEAS and member states to strengthen efforts for a UN-led process for coordinated and structured international engagement on Afghanistan's future, with full participation of Afghan women and civil society.
  9. Underlines that collecting and preserving evidence of human rights abuses, especially against women and girls, should be a vital part of UNAMA to ensure accountability and restore due process.

Who is affected

  • Women and girls in Afghanistan, who face restrictions on education, employment and the public sphere, and punishment for dress code violations.
  • Women human rights defenders, who face enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrest and torture, and whose release is demanded.
  • The Taliban de-facto authorities, urged to end executions, arbitrary arrests and human rights violations.
  • The EEAS and member states, urged to strengthen efforts for a UN-led process on Afghanistan's future.

Figures and deadlines

  • Five public executions have taken place since 2021, with thousands of people in attendance.