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The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women

Effect: Adopted
Result: 513 for · 9 against · 24 abstained roll call
Date: 14 March 2024, 12:16–12:18
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0193
Dossier: 2024-2617
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 17 votes · 6 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 14 March 2024
Final vote: 166745

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0193
Dossier: 2024-2617
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 17 votes · 6 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 14 March 2024
Final vote: 166745

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Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (2 adopted, 3 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 3 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 9	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 28	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 57	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 36	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 74	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 19	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 14	Against 2	Abst. 5	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 1	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
No group	For 4	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 17

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and gender apartheid’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
2	Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 2 – Am 4	Roll call	378 for, 151 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 2 – Am 4	Roll call	378 for, 151 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 2 – Am 5	Roll call	393 for, 139 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
5	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 3 – Am 1	Roll call	95 for, 406 against, 42 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
6	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 3 – Am 2	Roll call	90 for, 397 against, 52 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
7	Separate vote on paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
8	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
9	Separate vote on paragraph 7	Counted	226 for, 302 against, 9 abstained Rejected
10	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 8 RC-B9-0175/2024 – After § 8 – Am 8	Roll call	228 for, 300 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
11	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0175/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	513 for, 9 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0172/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
13	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0175/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
14	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0177/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
15	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0185/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
16	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0188/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
17	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0193/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, ID · split votes by ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0193

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Parliament's motion for a resolution condemns the Taliban's repression in Afghanistan, including public executions and restrictions on women and girls. It demands that gender-based restrictions be lifted and public executions stop, and calls for an international accountability mechanism.

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Dossier

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2024/2617(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 14 March 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 14 March 2024 (done)
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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/10
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women”. Decision, 14 March 2024. votingId 166745, document B-9-2024-0193, reference 2024-2617. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/10 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-14/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-14-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-14},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166745, document B-9-2024-0193, reference 2024-2617. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14 (CC BY 4.0)}
}