A/HRC/22/71 family, the extended family, and other traditional and modern community-based arrangements, provided these are consistent with children’s rights and best interests. 77 59. The institutions that form the context within which an individual lives his or her life socialize a person and mould his or her values. At the same time, it has been noted that these institutions can transmit positive values consistent with international human rights, but may also be sites for the transmission of negative values that undermine human rights.78 60. Young children are particularly susceptible to absorbing values from their families, communities and educational institutions. In a statement on the occasion of the World Day on Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, seven special procedures mandate holders declared that: States should adopt measures conducive to the creation and preservation of open spaces necessary for the exercise of cultural freedoms and for enabling individuals and groups to address and manage cultural changes in a participatory way and to safeguard, develop and transmit their cultural heritage. In this regard, educational institutions play a vital role since they can either inculcate a spirit of tolerance or promote tensions, even at an early age. Therefore, emphasis must be placed on enlightened education that teaches children to recognize and to appreciate the diversity that exists. 61. In its general recommendation No. 19, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women observed that family violence was one of the most insidious forms of violence against women, and that it was prevalent in all societies. “Within family relationships, women of all ages are subjected to violence of all kinds, which are perpetuated by traditional attitudes.”79 62. In certain country visits, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, found that sociocultural constraints linked to family structure, religion and tradition acted as an important deterrent for women to report violence, especially when it occurred in the home, and that domestic violence was often accepted as a normal part of family life, mainly because of entrenched perceptions of the preservation of family honour, the social and economic subordination of women to their husbands and male relatives, and the fear of becoming outcasts from the family and community if the violence was reported.80 63. It is therefore particularly important that States take steps to ensure that the values instilled by core social institutions are consistent with human rights. The power of these institutions, and the role that they play in shaping values, is recognized in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, where it states, in paragraph 120, that: Developing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the challenging task of promoting families, communities and States that are free of violence against women is necessary and achievable. Equality, partnership between women and men and respect for human dignity must permeate all stages of the socialization process. Educational systems should promote self-respect, mutual respect and cooperation between women and men. 77 78 79 80 General comment No. 7, para. 15. See for example A/HRC/19/41, paras. 66-67. See also Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/47/38), para. 23, A/HRC/13/39/Add.3, para. 37, and E/CN/4/1997/47, para. 8. A/HRC/17/26/Add.3, para. 64. 17