resolution motion, 18 May 2026
On situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
Motion B-10-2026-0246 · (2026/2737(RSP))
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Hanna Gedin
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This resolution condemns the Taliban's gender apartheid and the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, which institutionalizes repression, discrimination, torture, and the death penalty. It urges the EU to halt deportations and return talks with Afghanistan, establish safe legal pathways, and recognize gender apartheid as a crime under international law. It calls for increased support and humanitarian aid for Afghan organizations defending women's rights and combating famine.
Key points
- Condemns the Taliban's system of gender apartheid and urges repeal of all discriminatory measures excluding women and girls from public, economic, and civic life.
- Urges an immediate end to widespread human rights violations and all discriminatory practices based on religion, gender, social status, race, and ethnicity.
- Denounces the insufficient international response and rejects any normalization of diplomatic relations with the Taliban regime.
- Strongly condemns EU talks with Taliban on return of Afghan citizens; demands immediate halt to all deportations and return negotiations, as Afghanistan is not safe.
- Urges EU member states to establish safe and legal pathways, including increased resettlement quotas, humanitarian visas, and easier family reunification, especially for women and girls.
- Calls to ensure no policy decisions legitimize a regime that systematically violates rights of women, girls, and ethnic minorities.
- Calls on the EU and member states to recognize the crime of gender apartheid under international law, including in the crimes against humanity convention being negotiated.
- Urges increased support and humanitarian aid for Afghan organizations defending women's and girls' rights and combating famine; calls for adequate resources for the UN investigative mechanism.
Who is affected
- Women and girls in Afghanistan, who face institutionalized discrimination and violence under the Taliban's Criminal Procedure Code.
- LGBTQI+ persons in Afghanistan, exposed to arbitrary detention, torture, and execution due to criminalization of same-sex relations.
- Afghan returnees, at heightened risk of arbitrary detention, torture, and violence under the legal framework.
- EU member states, called to halt deportations and provide safe legal pathways for Afghan citizens.
- Afghan organizations defending women's rights and combating famine, targeted for increased support and aid.
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B100246/2026
European Parliament resolution on situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
(2026/2737(RSP))
The European Parliament,
having regard to Rule 150(5) of its Rules of Procedure,
whereas the adoption by the Afghan de facto authorities, of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, represents a dangerous escalation in the institutionalisation of repression and discrimination;
whereas the Code institutionalizes torture and other ill-treatment, allows the death penalty for a wide range of offences, entrenches discrimination based on gender, religion, belief, ethnicity and social status, and undermines freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief;
whereas the Code further restricts the movement, autonomy, education and participation in public life of women and girls, while normalising gender-based violence ;
whereas since 2021 the Taliban have systematically undermined women’s rights including by barring women from work, education, and public life, normalizing gender-based violence and dismantling the support system for victims of violence;
whereas such provisions reinforce a system of gender apartheid;
whereas the Code also criminalises same-sex relations exposing LGBTQI+ persons to arbitrary detention, torture and execution; whereas people returning to Afghanistan remain at heightened risk of arbitrary detention, torture and violence under this legal framework permitting punishment based on confession, testimony or ideological suspicion;
whereas Afghanistan is currently gripped by three converging crises: escalating hostilities along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border triggering displacement, ripple effects of the Middle East crisis, and an unprecedented hunger and malnutrition emergency;
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Condemns the Taliban´s system of gender apartheid, and urges the repeal of all discriminatory measures which institutionalise the exclusion of women and girls from public, economic and civic life;
Highlights that Taliban control continues to represent an extremely dangerous environment for broad parts of the population; urges the immediately end of widespread and systematic human rights violations against the Afghan people, and of all discriminatory practices based on religion, gender, social status, race and ethnicity;
Denounces the insufficient international response to the Taliban’s system of gender apartheid and rejects any normalisation of diplomatic relations with the regime;
Strongly condemns the announced EU talks with Taliban representatives on the return of Afghan citizens; demands to immediately halt all deportations and any negotiations on returns, as Afghanistan cannot be considered a safe country; urges EU Member States to establish safe and legal pathways, including through increased resettlement quotas, humanitarian visas and easier family reunification procedures, particularly for women and girls;
Calls to ensure that no policy decisions contribute to legitimizing a regime that systematically violates the rights of women, girls and ethnic minorities;
Calls on the EU and its member states to recognize the crime of gender apartheid under international law, including in the crimes against humanity convention being currently negotiated;
Urges to increase support and humanitarian aid for Afghan organisations defending women and girls´ rights and combating famine in Afghanistan; calls to ensure adequate resources for the UN independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan;
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU institutions, Member States, and the de facto authorities of Afghanistan.