A/HRC/31/48 53. In all the country’s central prisons and the prisons of the main towns in the administrative regions, capacity is considerably exceeded. The central prison in Conakry, which was built during the colonial period to house 300 people, currently has five times that number: in November 2015, the number of detainees was over 1,500. The prisons in Kindia, Mamou, Nzerékoré, Kankan and Boké are also overcrowded. The close quarters and the lack of adequate care mean that the right to dignity is constantly infringed. In Boké, the detainees in some cells are forced to defecate and urinate inside their shared cell because there are no outdoor toilets. I. Violence against women 54. In his previous report, the High Commissioner recommended that the Government strengthen efforts to combat all forms of discrimination, particularly gender-based stereotypes, and safeguard the right of victims to prosecute perpetrators of discrimination through the courts. 55. In cooperation with its national and international partners, the Government continued to combat gender-based violence. Meaningful legal reforms have been under way for over a decade with a view to bringing the Guinean legal system into line with the international human rights instruments to which Guinea is a party. In 2009, the Government set up the Office for the Protection of Gender, Children and Morals to fight violence against women and children. In partnership with the United Nations system and other national and foreign actors, the Ministry of Social Action, the Advancement of Women and Children’s Affairs intensified awareness-raising campaigns on all forms of violence against women. 56. Nevertheless, sexual violence, early marriage, domestic vio lence and female genital mutilation remain widespread across the country. 57. Although the Children’s Code, which was adopted in 2008, sets the minimum marriage age at 18, thousands of underage girls are forced into marriage each year, leading to serious health problems, especially of a gynaecological and obstetrical nature, and failure to complete their schooling. 58. Many women continue to be subjected to physical violence, including sexual violence, both within and outside the marriage. In 2015, the Offi ce for the Protection of Gender, Children and Morals received over 400 complaints: 166 of rape, 58 of sexual assault, 157 of physical assault, 14 of forced marriage, 9 of withholding of resources and 5 of psychological violence. 59. According to all the actors working on the issue of violence against women, these figures are far below the actual numbers. The issue of rape and other forms of violence against women remains taboo. According to the Ministry of Social Action, the Advancement of Women and Children’s Affairs, only 1 per cent of women victims of gender-based violence take legal action. Usually, victims are under great pressure from their families, the elites and religious figures to not file a complaint or to withdraw one if legal action has been taken. 60. The most common form of violence against women and girls remains female genital mutilation, including circumcision. According to the findings of the 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 97 per cent of girls and women have be en subjected to circumcision, placing Guinea second in the world, despite numerous awareness raising campaigns designed to discourage the practice. In 2015, the security services arrested 22 people involved in the circumcision of young girls, the second time 10/15 GE.16-00828