On Thursday 24 November, MEPs condemned the “staggering regression” in women’s and girls’ rights under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, “a situation that currently qualifies as gender apartheid”.
The European Parliament therefore calls on the “de facto authorities of Afghanistan” to ensure that all gender-based restrictions on women are lifted and that they can once again actively participate in public life in Afghanistan, in the joint resolution by the Greens/EFA, Renew Europe, S&D, ECR and EPP groups, which MEPs adopted (532 votes in favour, 8 against and 25 abstentions). In their view, this should be an essential condition for relations with the international community.
MEPs also denounce the continued targeting of human rights activists, journalists and other civil society actors, LGBTIQ+ people, dissidents and judges, as well as the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations and dissent throughout the country.
In view of this continuing deterioration in the human rights situation, the European Parliament calls on the EU to seek to broaden the list of targeted measures aimed at the Taliban leadership responsible for the situation and to establish a long-term strategy for Afghanistan, taking into account the current situation and the initial unfulfilled promises of the Taliban.
See the resolution: https://aeur.eu/f/48v (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)