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Events
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Afghanistan, notably the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the Logar Province.
The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and GUE/NGL groups.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that 136 Afghan boys in at least six schools in Logar province have been sexually abused by a paedophile ring. Sexual abuse, rape and exploitation of boys, a practice known as bacha bazi that constitutes child sex slavery, is prevalent in several provinces of Afghanistan.
The bachas, typically boys between 10 and 18 years old, are bought or kidnapped from impoverished families by influential members of the elite in rural areas, including politicians and army officers. Head teachers, teachers and local authorities from the Logar province have been implicated.
Impunity for sexual violence is common due to the powerful positions often held by the perpetrators, disbelief within victims’ families and communities, and a value system that places family honour above the individual interest of the child.
Parliament expressed its serious concern about the prevalence of deeply-rooted practices of sexual abuse against boys, the impunity of the perpetrators and the vulnerable position of the victims. Members acknowledged the recent reaction of the Afghan authorities and their move to investigate and prosecute those responsible and reminded the authorities that the protection of children and other vulnerable groups must be the core of any human rights protection policy.
Afghan central and local authorities are called on to continue active measures to eradicate the bacha bazi practice in the country.
The Afghan Government is specifically called on to:
immediately suspend from their positions the persons allegedly implicated in cases of sexual abuse and violence until the investigation has been concluded; provide the victims and their families with the necessary medical, psychological and social support; immediately establish a protection and reporting mechanism for organisations and advocates that report and expose children’s rights abuses; set up a national victim support helpline dedicated to children’s rights abuses; make full use of national and international law on child rights protection; ensure that human rights defenders are able to carry out their human rights work free of threats, intimidation, or impediment; start a nationwide campaign to educate society about the prohibition of bacha bazi and the right of minors to be protected from such physical and sexual abuse.
The resolution stated that only through a combination of law enforcement and education on the issue will it be possible to achieve the cultural change needed in Afghan society to eliminate this practice.
Lastly, Parliament called on EU Member States with diplomatic missions in Afghanistan and their development agencies on the ground to assist the authorities and local civil society actors working to eradicate the bacha bazi practice from Afghan society.
Documents
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0256/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0257/2019
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0107/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0242/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0243/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0244/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0245/2019
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0242/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0242/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0243/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0244/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0245/2019
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0242/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0256/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0257/2019
Activities
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS
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- Marisa MATIAS
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- Kati PIRI
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- Željana ZOVKO
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- Clare DALY
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- Erik MARQUARDT
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- Mick WALLACE
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- Robert BIEDROŃ
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- Phil BENNION
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- Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO
- Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
- Anna FOTYGA
- Michael GAHLER
- Krzysztof HETMAN
- Sandra KALNIETE
- Karol KARSKI
- Seán KELLY
- Andrey KOVATCHEV
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK
- Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE
- David McALLISTER
- Eva MAYDELL
- Roberta METSOLA
- Ulrike MÜLLER
- Javier NART
- Luděk NIEDERMAYER
- Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS
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- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
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- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
- Frédérique RIES
- Jana TOOM
- Romana TOMC
- Hilde VAUTMANS
- Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ
- Milan ZVER
- Nathalie LOISEAU
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ
- Vladimír BILČÍK
- Manuel BOMPARD
- Olivier CHASTEL
- Katalin CSEH
- Özlem DEMIREL
- Christophe GRUDLER
- Klemen GROŠELJ
- José GUSMÃO
- Bernard GUETTA
- Antony HOOK
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- Arba KOKALARI
- Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS
- David LEGA
- Jan-Christoph OETJEN
- Dragoş PÎSLARU
- Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ
- Ramona STRUGARIU
- Tomas TOBÉ
- Irène TOLLERET
- Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE
- Ondřej KOVAŘÍK
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZ
- Sylvie BRUNET
- Jérémy DECERLE
- Anna Júlia DONÁTH
- Loucas FOURLAS
- Karen MELCHIOR
- Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU
- Engin EROGLU
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI
- Malik AZMANI
- Monica SEMEDO
- Klára DOBREV
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- Gilles BOYER
- Ivars IJABS
- Ryszard CZARNECKI
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- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
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- Maria GRAPINI
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- Stelios KOULOGLOU
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- Martina MICHELS
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- Stanislav POLČÁK
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- Helmut SCHOLZ
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- Ivan ŠTEFANEC
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- Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
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- Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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- Viktor USPASKICH
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- Inese VAIDERE
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- Miguel URBÁN CRESPO
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- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA
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- Jan ZAHRADIL
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- Peter POLLÁK
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- Christine ANDERSON
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- Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
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- Giorgos GEORGIOU
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- Assita KANKO
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- Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
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- Hannah NEUMANN
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- Anne-Sophie PELLETIER
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- Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP
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- Isabel SANTOS
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- Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ
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- Alexandr VONDRA
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- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ
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- Charlie WEIMERS
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- Michal WIEZIK
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- Stéphane BIJOUX
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- Martin BUSCHMANN
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- Petros KOKKALIS
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- Moritz KÖRNER
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- Evin INCIR
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- Irina VON WIESE
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- Maria WALSH
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- Andrey SLABAKOV
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- Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR
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