The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
port on capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, paying special attention to the
imposition of the death penalty on persons younger than 18 years of age at the time
of the offence and on persons suffering from any mental or intellectual disabilities;
12. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty-second session under
the same agenda item.
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2014
69/186. 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;
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