A/HRC/43/72 congregation wished to obtain certain advantages, such as the right to perform marriages with civil validity in Denmark or the possibility to deduct contributions from the annual tax declaration. 65. Honduras reported that the right of association was guaranteed by granting legal personality to all of churches upon request to the Secretary of the Interior, Justice and Decentralization and through registration with the Directorate for the Regulation, Registration and Monitoring of Civil Associations, which was responsible not only for preparing the registry of all civil associations and monitoring their activities, but also for ensuring that the registered associations complied with the purposes and objectives for which they were constituted and authorized by the State. As established by article 4 of the Special Register for Churches, religious associations identified or recognized as churches will, once their legal personality is granted, be immediately registered in the special registry for them, which is kept by the General Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization. 66. Italy reported that article 8 of the Constitution provided that all religious denominations were equally free before the law, clarifying that non-Catholic denominations could organize themselves freely and that their relations with the State were based on bilateral agreements. In accordance with article 19 of the Constitution, everyone was entitled to freely profess his or her religious belief, both individually and collectively, to promote it and also to celebrate religious rites in public and in private, unless they were offensive to public morality. Article 20 forbade the imposition of any special legal limitation or fiscal burden on religious associations and institutions with confessional aims. 67. Romania reported that the State Secretariat for Religious Affairs had been supporting the projects of religious communities and continually encouraged cooperation among them. Grants offered by the Secretariat had contributed to the restoration of several important monuments belonging to religious communities. Romania had also supported the efforts of religious communities to build appropriate spaces for exercising freedom of worship, among other social projects. The State Secretariat had not yet received, from any person or on behalf of a recognized religion, any information concerning religious intolerance. 68. Tunisia reported that its Constitution and legal framework reflected the measures set out in Human Rights Council resolution 40/25, highlighting that under article 6 the State guaranteed freedom of religion and opinion, religious celebrations and the impartiality of mosques in the country. Tunisia underscored the principles of equality and nondiscrimination in respect of all Tunisian citizens. It added that, for the first time in Tunisian history, a law (Law No. 50 of 2018) had been adopted to fight all forms of discrimination. In particular, article 2 penalized any racial discrimination, division or exclusion based on race, colour or national or ethnic origin, consistent with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 69. Turkey reported that, in an effort to prevent discriminatory behaviour, the new identity cards for Turkish citizens did not include any indication of the cardholder’s religion. It added that non-Muslim Turkish citizens were able to practise their religion, hold religious ceremonies and manage their properties, including places of worship, without impediment. Several places of worship, including the Grand Synagogue in Edirne and the 120-year-old Sveti Stefan Bulgarian Church in Istanbul, had been restored and reopened for worship in 2015 and 2018. Between 2003 and 2018, over 1,000 properties had been registered to foundations belonging to non-Muslim minorities. Programmes and ceremonies were organized for Alevis as well, especially during significant dates on the Alevi calendar, such as Muharram and Hidrellez. 12