Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I've consulted my colleagues on this motion, which concerns the stoning of young men and women in Afghanistan. Yesterday I was pleased to see that my colleagues on the follow-up committee on Afghanistan supported it.
Today I am therefore tabling the motion before the committee so that we can put it to a vote. Originally, members of the Committee on the Status of Women saw absolutely unbearable scenes of stoning on YouTube.
I approached the various critics around this table and no one objected to this motion. I'm asking my colleagues to join with me in defending these young men and women who are the victims of this absolutely barbaric practice of stoning in Afghanistan.