Core Value
Humanity, Dignity and Empathy
Professional Development:
As an individual or as part of continuing professional development of personnel, there are some resources which can be valuable in supporting the development and capacity building around this Core Murad Code Value.
IICI (Murad Code Project), “In Our Own Words: Survivor Perspectives for Those Gathering and Using Information About Systematic and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” (2026), available at https://www.muradcode.com/survivor-perspectives-resource
IICI (Murad Code Project), “The Murad Code Guide for Survivors: Your rights and choices when asked to share information about what happened to you”, available at https://www.muradcode.com/publications
SEMA Survivors Network, Collective Memory (library of survivor voice resources), available at https://www.semanetwork.org/collective-memory/
Jamil Kaki, The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World (2019), Crown Publishers, available (at cost) at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342504592_The_war_for_kindness_Building_empathy_in_a_fractured_world_By_Jamil_Zaki_New_York_NY_Penguin_Random_House_2020_US1700_ISBN_9780451499257
Online training courses at:
Empathy Works “Empathy Road Map Course” (3 onlines modules) available at https://empathyworks.org/learningcenter/course-index/
UCSD, Compassionate Communication Skills (focused on healthcare but more widely applicable), available on coursera for free at https://www.coursera.org/learn/a-new-communication-framework-for-healthcare
University of Arizona, Empathy for Self and Others, available for free at https://www.coursera.org/learn/empathyforselfandothers
Berkeley University of California, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence at Work, available (at cost) at https://www.edx.org/learn/business-administration/university-of-california-berkeley-empathy-and-emotional-intelligence-at-work