Resources

These publications have been developed by IICI and partners to provide advice, guidance and inspiration to actors across different sectors on how to apply the principles of the Murad Code in practice in their own work.

• Survivor perpectives for documenters (“In Our Own Words”)

• MHPSS guidance note (“Guidance on Implementing the MHPSS Principles of the Murad Code”)

• Open Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code

• Rights tool for survivors (“10 important things to remember before, during and after an in-person interview”)

• Murad Code Competency Framework & Assessment Tools

• Murad Code Audit Tool for Organisations

• Briefing Note for Human Rights Council Delegates

• Guide for funders (“Putting the Murad Code into Practice: A Guide for Funders”)

• Survivor’s Guide to the Murad Code

• “Are you a survivor? I am one too” (Video)

• Advice from practitioners (Videos):

  • Advice from criminal and human rights investigator to peers

  • Advice to media practitioners: ethics, storytelling and survivor engagement

• Discussion documents (briefing notes):

  • Different kinds of harms resulting from SCRSV information gathering and use if it is not survivor-centred or effective (coming soon)

  • Drivers of harmful practices in the gathering and use of information about SCRSV

These presentations, developed by IICI, have been made available in a range of languages to help practitioners raise awareness of and facilitate discussion about the Murad Code and its relevance for work that involves gathering and using information about SCRSV.

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This page presents a selection of resources, including policy papers, training materials, academic articles, and examples of practice, that demonstrate how a range of stakeholders have put the Murad Code into action in their own work.

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