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

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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   2a. Denounces the insufficient international response to the Taliban’s system of gender apartheid and rejects any normalisation of diplomatic relations with the regime, including the announced EU talks with Taliban representatives on the return of Afghan citizens;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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   4a. Recalls that, under the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, people, including women and girls, returning to Afghanistan remain at heightened risk of arbitrary detention, torture and violence based on confession, testimony or ideological suspicion; highlights that Afghanistan cannot be considered a safe country as Taliban control continues to represent an extremely dangerous environment for broad parts of the population and in particular for women and girls; in that sense, strongly condemns the announced EU talks with Taliban representatives on the return of Afghan citizens, including women and girls; demands the immediate halt of all deportations and any negotiations on returns, and urge…

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3. Amendment 3The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7
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   7. Urges the EU and its Member States to increase humanitarian support for Afghan women human rights defenders, judges, lawyers, journalists, activists and women-led organisations, and ensure aid safely reaches Afghan women and girls;

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   7. Urges the EU and its Member States to increase humanitarian support for those combating famine in Afghanistan and for Afghan women human rights defenders, judges, lawyers, journalists, activists and women-led organisations, and ensure aid safely reaches Afghan women and girls;

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4. Amendment 4ESNJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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   4a. Notes that the Commission started exploratory talks with the Taliban in 2025, following a call from 19 EU Member States to coordinate a strategy for the return of Afghan nationals; notes that the Commission now plans to invite representatives of the Taliban for talks on the return of Afghans; calls for the EU to engage with the Taliban de facto authorities solely in order to elaborate diplomatic and technical solutions for the structured and safe return of Afghans and to assist EU Member States in their talks with Taliban representatives so as to facilitate the return of foreign nationals who pose a security threat;

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5. Amendment 5S&D, RenewJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, in line with the Council’s five benchmarks, and to pressure the Taliban to restore human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights; reiterates its full support for the ICC arrest warrants and urges the Member States to enforce them;

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   4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, in line with the Council’s five benchmarks; regrets the decision to invite the Taliban to Brussels and calls for pressure to be put on the Taliban to restore human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights; reiterates its full support for the ICC arrest warrants and urges the Member States to enforce them;

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6. Amendment 6Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, in line with the Council’s five benchmarks, and to pressure the Taliban to restore human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights; reiterates its full support for the ICC arrest warrants and urges the Member States to enforce them;

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   4. Rejects the Commission’s decision to invite the Taliban to Brussels; urges the Commission and the Member States to uphold non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban, in line with the Council’s five benchmarks, and to pressure the Taliban to restore human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights; reiterates its full support for the ICC arrest warrants and urges the Member States to enforce them;

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