50 The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area Resolution 2005/59 of the Commission on Human Rights called upon all states that still retain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions.89 It also stated that abolition of the death penalty is essential for the protection of the right to life. European Union Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,90 which is politically binding on EU member states, provides that no one shall be condemned to death or executed. 89 90 Resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights 2005/59, 20 April 2005, para. a. The presidents of the European Parliament, European Council, and European Commission signed and proclaimed the Charter on behalf of their institutions on 7 December 2000 in Nice, France.