the Comment No. 6, the Committee states not at present it does to which crimes General In penalty. death apply. that: Therefore, The article abolition also in refers terms which suggest (paras 2 (2) abolition is desirable. concludes abolition generally strongly and The the to (6)) that all measures of should be considered as State death which penalty, party to the bound by Article has and ICCPR abolished which and is a therefore 6, is prevented from re-introducing the penalty. Committee that a Customary progress in the enjoyment of the right binding to life within the meaning same of article 40, international upon the effect. law, Philippines, State also is to the practice may be and should as such be reported to the evidenced by pronouncements of the UN Committee. General Assembly. Resolution 32/61 of 8 December 1977 provides: Further, Resolution 2005/59 of the UN on Commission Human [T]hat Rights: as established Assembly Calls upon all States that still maintain and the death penalty. Council (Lv) (a) To abolish completely the and, in death the penalty meantime, by 2857 (XXVI) the Economic and Social resolutions 1930 to be pursued punishment restricting (b) Progressively to restrict the number offences for which of may imposed a moratorium offences penalty least, may not for be on which imposed to extend executions; the death and, at be desirability the punishment. its application to 36 of 1574 (Lvii), progressively establish General resolution and capital to the in in objective by (L), 1745 the main in the field of is that of the number of the death with aview abolishing penalty to the this