Decision
The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 565 for · 8 against · 43 abstained roll call
- Date
- 19 September 2024, 13:07–13:09
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/2803(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 20 votes · 6 roll calls · 3 amendments
- Requested by
- Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (2 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
- Sitting
- Thursday 19 September 2024
- Final vote
- 169565
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 565 for, 8 against, 43 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 41 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 50 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 118 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 18 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 72 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 155 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 33 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 65 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 9 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.91 | |
| Patriots | For 43 | Against 0 | Abst. 18 | No vote 22 of 83 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.56 | |
| ESN | For 2 | Against 2 | Abst. 19 | No vote 2 of 25 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.74 | |
| No group | For 19 | Against 6 | Abst. 2 | No vote 5 of 32 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Anna BRYŁKA changed group, Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Tomasz BUCZEK changed group.
Voted against their group, 26
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
ECR line For · 4 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Jacek OZDOBA Poland
- Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA Romania
- Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI Poland
Patriots line For · 18 abstained of 61 who voted
Abstained (18)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
- Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA Spain
- Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS Spain
- Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL Spain
- Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Spain
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN Spain
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line Abstained · 4 voted for or against of 23 who voted
Voted for or against (4)
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.55 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.90 |
| Germany | 62 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.68 |
| Denmark | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.89 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 49 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0.84 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| France | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | — |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Poland | 45 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.82 |
| Portugal | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.89 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 20
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘particularly’ and ‘the ICC investigation and’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 2 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected |
Show the other 19 votesShow the other 17 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 RC-B10-0024/2024 – § 7 | Roll call | 458 for, 90 against, 63 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; separate: ECR |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots |
| 6 | Paragraph 8 — part 2 RC-B10-0024/2024 – § 8/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 444 for, 153 against, 20 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: ECR, Patriots |
| 7 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 8 RC-B10-0024/2024 – After § 8 – Am 2 | Roll call | 182 for, 418 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 8 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 8 RC-B10-0024/2024 – After § 8 – Am 3 | Roll call | 200 for, 400 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 9 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 10 | Recital C — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas a recent Taliban decree, the so-called Law on Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, extends these restrictions by even requiring that female voices not be heard in public, thus further depriving Afghan women of their fundamental rights and freedoms,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 11 | Recital C — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “amounting to gender apartheid;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 12 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital D RC-B10-0024/2024 – After recital D – Am 1 | Roll call | 177 for, 426 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 13 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0024/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 565 for, 8 against, 43 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0024/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0038/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0040/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0045/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0047/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 19 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0048/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 20 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0050/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots · split votes by ECR (2), Patriots (2) · separate votes by ECR.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the erasure of women and girls from public life in Afghanistan.
The resolution urges the de-facto Afghan authorities to abolish a recent decree that silences women's voices in public, and calls for restoring women's full participation in public life.
It also calls for reopening support systems for victims of violence, holding authorities accountable through international mechanisms, and increasing humanitarian aid.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The resolution condemns the Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the erasure of women and girls from public life in Afghanistan, and calls for the abolition of the recent decree on virtue and vice.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2803(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
Parliament adopted the text on 19 September 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 19 September 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 3 connections: Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban
Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban
- Issue Afghanistan under Taliban Running issue · Country situation 21 May 2026
- Decision Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts Resolution · motion for a resolution 21 May 2026 Adopted
- Decision Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’”. Decision, 19 September 2024. votingId 169565, document B-10-2024-0045, reference 2024/2803(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-09-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-09-19-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-19},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 169565, document B-10-2024-0045, reference 2024/2803(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}