Have you ever thought about flipping this whole thing on its head ?
In a world where baby killing, wife stealing, spousal rape, genocide, cannibalism and torture are not only possible but common why not play as the one beacon of shining hope in a world of darkness ? Turn your realm into a haven for peoples of all cultures, religions and genders. Push up the Gender Equality laws to maximum, give full rights to your council, focus on learning and family and spend up big on public works projects rather than retinues and petty wars and renounce forever the use of torture in your realm.
And no, there is no punchline here, the risks may be great but it may just work. I for one always try to be good to my wife (if maybe more than a little unfaithful) and to my kids, I reward loyal and capable courtiers and vassals and try always to act in the best interests of my realm (mainly because I'm lousy at map painting). Although I have been known to commit the occasional judicious assassination or two, I never (rarely ?) torture or maim my victims and do try at all times to be fair, even going so far as to ensuring that women and children are placed under house arrest rather than prison. Due to their more fragile natures of course !
I for one can't see myself using all the new "tools", but I am glad that they are there - if I find that a neighboring monarch has been torturing and killing his subjects then I will feel more than justified in capturing him in war and having him publicly beheaded (rw hanged, or elephant squashed or whatever the local custom is).
Roleplay that sucker !