A/HRC/43/2 405. The World Evangelical Alliance referred to the provisions of a regional legislation on territorial planning in Lombardia and Veneto, which led to over 25 places of worship being forcibly closed down, and created a series of obstacles that made the construction and reallocation of places of worship extremely difficult for religious minorities. It pointed out that Muslim prayer houses were also affected. It asked Italy to modify or repeal the regional regulation and to conform it to freedom of religion or belief as enshrined in international law and Italian Constitution. 406. Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain expressed concern about the lack of practical steps towards creating a national human rights institution. It expressed concern that the enactment of the freedom of information act did not have a clear path of implementation. It stated that it is essential to fight deep-rooted corruption and antitransparency practices within high-level governmental offices. It recommended that Italy refrain from misusing criminal law against non-governmental organizations rescuing people in the Mediterranean and engage in maritime search and rescue operations. It was also concerned about the lack of implementation by Italy of the European Union guidelines on human rights defenders. 407. Rencontre Africaine pour la défense des droits de l'homme commended the progress made by Italy towards the establishment of a national human rights institution and a commission to combat racism, work on family reunification and fostering family life, and combatting corruption and protecting the rights of migrants and other minorities. It noted and expressed concern about an increase in hate speech and xenophobic remarks being made by political leaders. It encouraged Italy to organize dialogues around the issue of reforming its Criminal Code, in order to ensure that racist and hate speech can be further criminalized within the country. It called upon Italy to do more to combat human trafficking and modern forms of slavery among migrants and refugees, and to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 408. National Secular Society expressed concern about child abuse connected with the Roman Catholic Church. It referred to the fifth and sixth reports on Italy adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. It stated that the Italian bishops’ conference guidelines on reporting of abuse only commits to a moral obligation to report. It urged that the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child be broadened. It recommended that mandatory reporting of abuse should include a criminal offence for people in institutions who know or suspect child abuse on reasonable grounds and who failed to report the abuse to external agencies. It noted that the destruction of records of abuse should be prohibited and that civil law and procedures should be revised in order to provide much more substantial reparations to victims. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 409. The President stated that, based on the information provided, out of 306 recommendations received, 292 enjoy the support of Italy, and 12 are noted. Additional clarification was provided on another two recommendations, indicating which part of the recommendations was supported and which part was noted. 410. The head of the delegation started his concluding remarks thanking the United Nations Member States and civil society representatives that took the floor during the adoption. He also expressed his sincere gratitude to the Secretariat of the universal periodic review, the conference service and the interpreters for their work and constant support and facilitation of an effective and efficient proceeding. 411. The head of the delegation noted that Italy had accepted about 95 per cent of the universal periodic review recommendations received in November 2019, since Italy firmly believed in the universal periodic review process. He stressed that Italy intended to promptly 70