Members of the European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution regarding the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling on the European Union to expand sanctions against senior Taliban leaders.
On the same day, the European Parliament adopted three separate resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Afghanistan, and Indonesia, strongly condemning the human rights conditions in these countries.
In the resolution concerning Afghanistan, the Taliban’s new criminal procedure law was strongly criticized, with lawmakers saying that the law reinforces the systematic oppression of women and girls, institutionalizes gender discrimination, and intensifies widespread human rights violations.
The European Parliament stated that the law paves the way for gender apartheid, corporal punishment, and broad violations of fundamental rights.
The resolution also called on the Taliban to repeal the law, halt public floggings and executions, and end all restrictions against women, girls, religious minorities, and other vulnerable groups.
Furthermore, the European Parliament urged the European Union to expand human rights sanctions against Taliban leaders, enforce arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, and increase humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
The resolution emphasized that any efforts to recognize or normalize the Taliban regime must be rejected.
The resolution was passed with 480 votes in favor, 5 against, and 83 abstentions.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
