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Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

TA-10-2026-0186 · P10_TA(2026)0186 · PE783.290

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Parliament condemns the Taliban's Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, which erodes women's rights and legalises abuses. It calls for its repeal and for international recognition of Taliban practices as crimes against humanity. The resolution demands an end to public floggings and restrictions, urges non-recognition of the Taliban, supports ICC arrest warrants, and calls for sanctions and increased humanitarian aid.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts and calls on the Taliban regime to immediately repeal it.
  2. Declares that the Taliban has institutionalised slavery, gender apartheid and child marriage; calls on the Council and Commission to support their recognition as crimes against humanity.
  3. Calls for an immediate end to public floggings, corporal punishment and executions, and for lifting all restrictions on women, girls, LGBTQ+ persons, religious minorities and other vulnerable groups.
  4. Urges the Commission and Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, regrets the invitation to Brussels, and calls for pressure to restore human rights.
  5. Reiterates full support for ICC arrest warrants against Taliban leaders and urges Member States to enforce them.
  6. Urges the EU and Member States to support the investigative mechanism established by the UN Human Rights Council.
  7. Calls on the Council to extend EU global human rights sanctions to Taliban leaders responsible for persecution, including travel bans and asset freezes.
  8. Urges increased humanitarian support for famine relief and for Afghan women human rights defenders, judges, lawyers, journalists, activists and women-led organisations, ensuring aid reaches women and girls.

Who is affected

  • Taliban regime: must repeal the Code and face sanctions and non-recognition.
  • Afghan women and girls: subject to abuses; need humanitarian aid and protection.
  • EU institutions and Member States: called to act on sanctions, aid and recognition.

Figures and deadlines

  • More than 150 edicts since 2021 depriving women and girls of rights.
  • At least 170 women subjected to public floggings in 2025.