The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area 8. Capital punishment shall not be carried out pending any appeal or other recourse procedure or other proceeding relating to pardon or commutation of the sentence. 9. Where capital punishment occurs, it shall be carried out so as to inflict the minimum possible suffering. United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/67/176 of 20 December 2012 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, […] 4. Calls upon all States: a) To respect international standards that provide safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, in particular the minimum standards, as set out in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 of 25 May 1984, as well as to provide the Secretary-General with information in this regard; b) To make available relevant information with regard to their use of the death penalty, inter alia, the number of persons sentenced to death, the number of persons on death row and the number of executions carried out, which can contribute to possible informed and transparent national and international debates, including on the obligations of States pertaining to the use of the death penalty; c) To progressively restrict the use of the death penalty and not to impose capital punishment for offences committed by persons below 18 years of age and on pregnant women; d) To reduce the number of offences for which the death penalty may be imposed; e) To establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty; 51