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Joint motion for a resolution 2025-10-07

Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes

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Amendment 3

Ingeborg Ter Laak

on behalf of the PPE Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes

Joint motion for a resolution

Recital D

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D. whereas in 2024, the CJEU issued three landmark judgments5 on gender-based violence and persecution, confirming that women and girls at risk of such violence, as well as of state-imposed discriminatory measures, qualify for refugee status on account of their gender; __________________ 5 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 16 January 2024, WS v Intervyuirasht organ na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet, Case C-621/21, ECLI:EU:C:2024:47; Judgment of the Court of Justice of 11 June 2024, K, L v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, C 646/21, ECLI:EU:C:2024:487; Judgment of the Court of Justice of 4 October 2024, AH, FN v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl, C-608/22, C-609/22, ECLI:EU:C:2024:82.D. whereas in 2024, the CJEU issued three judgments5 on gender-based violence and persecution, indicating that Member States are entitled to take into consideration gender and nationality alone when carrying out an individual assessment of an application for asylum by a woman of Afghan nationality; __________________ 5 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 16 January 2024, WS v Intervyuirasht organ na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet, Case C-621/21, ECLI:EU:C:2024:47; Judgment of the Court of Justice of 11 June 2024, K, L v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, C 646/21, ECLI:EU:C:2024:487; Judgment of the Court of Justice of 4 October 2024, AH, FN v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl, C-608/22, C-609/22, ECLI:EU:C:2024:82.

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7.10.2025 B100415/2025 }

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B100427/2025 } RC1/Am. 4

Amendment 4

Ingeborg Ter Laak

on behalf of the PPE Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

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5. Notes with grave concern that 1 300 human rights defenders, journalists and other public figures who have supported the development of democracy in Afghanistan over the last decade, are still waiting in Pakistan to be admitted to European Member States after having been provided with documentation that allowed for temporary status in Pakistan, while their asylum request is processed; expresses deep concern about the ongoing deportations that are now also targeting these groups; calls on the EU Member States to make efforts to urgently expedite processing of applications from Afghans in need of safety and protection, especially for those at risk of deportation;5. Notes with concern the situation of Afghan human rights defenders, journalists and other public figures who have supported democratic development in Afghanistan over the past decade and who have been granted documentation allowing them temporary status in Pakistan; calls for the EU and its Member States to assist, where relevant and possible, the application process for these individuals;

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