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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Treat prisoners humanely

Protect the dignity and basic welfare of detained persons.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
Religious systems
33/52

63.5%

Nonreligious systems
17/41

41.5%

Represented systems
50/93

53.8%

Specific anchors*
0/50

0.0%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Protect the dignity and basic welfare of detained persons.

This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.

Preserved calculation difference

The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.

All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93

Overall %: source 53.2 · recomputed 53.7634

Evidence, mapping by mapping

50 selected mappings

ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnava Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

ISKCON constitutional and Governing Body standards concerning honesty, cleanliness, austerity, mercy, nonviolence, livelihood, and promises

Open original source ↗ constitution.iskcon.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Hindu Vaishnava

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, institutional authority, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 975. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Islam · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Qur'an and major hadith collections

Open original source ↗ quran.com

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 976. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jainism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Great vows, ahimsa and Jain canonical traditions

Open original source ↗ www.sacred-texts.com

Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 977. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jehovah's Witness Christian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official neutrality, impartiality, family, gambling, and peace resources

Open original source ↗ www.jw.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 978. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jehovah's Witness Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Bible-based moral education and conduct materials

Open original source ↗ www.jw.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 979. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition

Open original source ↗ www.sefaria.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 980. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Kantian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Groundwork and duty-based ethics

Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern philosophy

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 981. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties

Open original source ↗ resources.lcms.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 982. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

World Medical Association ethical declarations

Open original source ↗ www.wma.net

Tradition-level research anchor · Professional ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 983. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective

Open original source ↗ www.mennoniteusa.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 984. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Migrant Worker Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Open original source ↗ www.ohchr.org

Official framework-level anchor · International labor and migration ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 985. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace

Open original source ↗ www.sgi-usa.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 986. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Open original source ↗ www.icrc.org

Official framework-level anchor · International humanitarian ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 987. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship

Open original source ↗ quaker.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 988. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Religious Society of Friends - Quaker Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship

Open original source ↗ www.fgcquaker.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian peace tradition

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 989. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Amsterdam Declaration

Open original source ↗ humanists.international

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 990. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Shinto · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Jinja Honcho educational materials

Open original source ↗ www.jinjahoncho.or.jp

Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 991. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles

Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 992. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Stoicism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius

Open original source ↗ classics.mit.edu

Tradition-level research anchor · Greco-Roman philosophy

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 993. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements

Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 994. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

History and geography: source limits

This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.

Explore connections in the same category

Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.

M022 · Life, Violence and Peace

Respect the dignity of life

Treat life as possessing profound moral value.

51 / 93 systems mapped · 54.8%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M034 · Life, Violence and Peace

Care for the dying

Provide dignity, presence, comfort, and proportionate care near death.

50 / 93 systems mapped · 53.8%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious21
Overall Rank9
Nonreligious Rank19
Religious Frequency Tier7
Religions Sharing33
Religious Systems52
Religious %63.5
Nonreligious Groups Sharing17
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %41.5
All Systems Sharing50
All Systems94
Overall %53.2
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index65.4
Religious Adoption Gap22

Religion-weighted commonality

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.