Death_Penalty_2005_nowy.qxd 2005-09-08 17:00 Page 48 THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE OSCE AREA 17.5 17.6 note recent measures taken by a number of participating States towards the abolition of capital punishment; note the activities of several non-governmental organizations on the question of the death penalty; 17.7 will exchange information within the framework of the Conference on the Human Dimension on the question of the abolition of the death penalty and keep that question under consideration; 17.8 will make available to the public information regarding the use of the death penalty; Document of the 1991 Moscow Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE (36) The participating States recall their commitment in the Vienna Concluding Document to keep the question of capital punishment under consideration and reaffirm their undertakings in the Document of the Copenhagen Meeting to exchange information on the question of the abolition of the death penalty and to make available to the public information regarding the use of the death penalty. (36.1) They note (i) that the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty entered into force on 11 July 1991; (ii) that a number of participating States have recently taken steps towards the abolition of capital punishment; (iii) the activities of several non-governmental organizations concerning the question of the death penalty. Concluding Document of the 1992 Helsinki Summit The participating States (58) Confirm their commitments in the Copenhagen and Moscow Documents concerning the question of capital punishment. 48