A/HRC/28/47 17. Within the framework of “peace month”, which is held annually from 21 August to 21 September, the Committee organized several awareness-raising meetings in the cities of Zagatala, Goychay and Lankaran, attended by representatives of various sectors of society, on the promotion of peace and human rights and religious tolerance. A mini-football tournament, for the Cup of Tolerance, was held in April–May 2014 among religious communities. Teams of the different confessions, as well as representatives of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities, participated in the tournament. 18. Significant funds were allocated to the Development of Religious Culture Foundation with the aim of strengthening the promotion of religious culture, tolerance and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, and the Baku International Centre for Multiculturalism was established. Under an order of the Cabinet of Ministers, funds were allocated to religious communities. 19. The Tolerance Network of Religious Communities, an electronic network, was established; Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities demonstrating social activeness participate in the network. Twenty religious communities have been provided with computers in order to improve the functioning of communities in social life with a view to promoting universal values, strengthening the principle of intercommunal networking and mutual cooperation, and providing technical education to religious communities. Five joint projects aimed at resolving social problems by involving religious communities of different beliefs have already been supported. El Salvador 20. The right of everyone to freely profess a religion or belief is enshrined in the Constitution. Article 3 provides that all persons are equal before the law and in their enjoyment of civil rights and that no restrictions based on nationality, race, sex or religion may be established. 21. Any officer, employee, agent or public authority denying individuals rights under the Constitution on grounds of nationality, race, sex, religion or other status, or otherwise, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to three years and disqualification from office or employment for the same period (art. 292 of the Penal Code). 22. The State recognizes the diversity of religions, faiths and churches, in accordance with article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees the free exercise of all religions, without limitation other than by morality and public order. In accordance with articles 3 and 25 of the Constitution, initiatives have been promoted to build and strengthen a culture of peace, respect and tolerance among the Salvadoran population. 23. On 29 September 2014, the National Council for Citizen Security and Coexistence was created to provide a forum where proposals and solutions to insecurity and violence existing in the country can be addressed. Representatives of the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Church, the Evangelical Church, business associations, the Attorney General’s Office (Fiscal General de la Rep‎ública), the Association of Municipalities of the Republic of El Salvador (COMURES), various government portfolios, political parties and the media participate in the forum. 24. Actions violating an individual’s freedom of religion include impairing, interrupting or disrupting the free exercise of religion; making public declarations against beliefs; and destroying religious objects. Such offences are to be punished by imprisonment for six months to two years. The sanctions of imprisonment are greater if the offence is committed with publicity and/or repeatedly (art. 296 of the Penal Code). There is no record of cases brought or prosecuted for reasons of intolerance, stigmatization or discrimination on the grounds of religious practices or beliefs. 5