Human Rights Law

“Now, Therefore the General Assembly proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.”

Did you know? Until I taught myself I did not know, after 16 years of schooling, not taught to keep “this declaration constantly in mind

Wouldn’t you agree, seventy-one years from 1948, its high time Human Rights Law is common knowledge and global practice?

Did you know “...(O)n January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter inaugurated his (USA) presidency by proclaiming from the Capitol steps, "Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere…. Our commitment to human rights must be absolute." Most people had never heard of "human rights." Except for Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a couple of passing references, no president had really mentioned the concept, and it never had gained much traction around the world either. Carter’s words sparked an intense debate at every level of government and society, and in political capitals across the Atlantic Ocean, about what it would entail to shape a foreign policy based on the principle of human rights.” Did YOU know ?

In 2019, on June 26, of the first 10 contenders in the Democratic Party Primaries for the 2020 USA Presidency. Human Rights came up five times in the contenders answers. Lets make it stick.

Help us make Human Rights Law stick with War and Human Rights, Climate Change and Human Rights. Future Generations and Human Rights. Green New Deal and Human Rights. Fossil Fuels and Human Rights. Renewable Energy and Human Rights. Business, Science, Industry and Human Rights. Refugees and Human Rights. Immigrants and Human rights. Minorities and Human Rights. Children and Human Rights. Aging and Human Rights. Health and Human Rights. Clean Air, Water, Soil and Human Rights. Housing and Human Rights. Food and Human Rights. Farming and Human Rights.

Wouldn’t you agree, seventy-one years from 1948, its high time Human Rights Law is common knowledge and global practice?

Use it or lose it. In his 2019 report , “Philip Alston, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said the impacts of global heating are likely to undermine not only basic rights to life, water, food, and housing for hundreds of millions of people, but also democracy and the rule of law.” Read full article here: (articles on state of human rights/threat to human rights)

Our FB page connects you to all you wish to learn about human rights law, from its origin story and heroes to current practice, where human rights law is upheld, where violated, its triumphs and roadblocks, serious threats to its continued effectiveness and most importantly, how it leaves no human “issue” behind, out of its gambit. Human Rights Law is the best, most comprehensive, uniting inter-sectionality tool for a local to global, universal weave of solidarity in all human struggles for justice.

Wear our T-shirt (or create your own variation thereof - see plan of action here:---) and bring awareness of human rights law into your circle of family, friends, coworkers, activists and the public. It is urgent.

Do not underestimate your undertaking to ensure civil society. “In September (2017), the World Economic Forum co-hosted a workshop for civil society and technology companies... together with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Microsoft. The aim was to explore what human rights mean in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, concluded the day with a call to action: business, civil society, policy makers and technology companies have a responsibility to create solutions that keep humans at the core of emerging technologies... public-private collaboration to advance human rights.

Wear our T-shirt and donate to BMCT’s on going work. The key thrust of BMCT’s T-shirt Campaign in 2019 is to walk Human Rights Awareness into every sphere of human life. Create a buzz, talking points. ice breaker. Talk up human rights where you are. Its high time.

Going to a club, a bar, a party ? Glam it up. Wear it bright, wear it proud with purpose. Law enforcement officer, Commanding military officer or Soldier? Most of all, wear it ‘neath your uniform as constant reminder. Professor? Wear it to your class-room, educate. Professor of business or law? Even more so, shoulder your human rights responsibility. Student? Dont leave home without your fashion statement. Fashion designer? Strut it on the cat walk. Movie Star? Glamorize human rights law. Librarian, who better wear the law? Business leader, CEO, manager, shareholder, wear it in your board rooms, to share-holder meetings, to the bank. Politicians contesting elections? Wear it on the campaign trail. Mass media workers, news casters, wear it at your work place at your broadcast news desks, on television and webcasts. Health workers, Sports luminaries, whoever you are, draw attention to the humanizing influence of human rights law. We invite All mobilizations, create a human rights network of interconnections, wear it where you go, on the streets, to the halls of government, to your meet ups, your civil disobedience actions, your satyagraha. It is heartening to see today human rights invoked in every field of violations, from climate change and fossil fuel subsidies and bank loans, to human trafficking, racism, sexism, war refugees and asylum seekers to domestic violence victims and survivors of mass shootings and gun laws.

Unlike any other among the worlds many laudable human rights messaging, BMCT’s T-shirt spells out for all to know, the 9 core instruments of Human Rights Law on your back. The Front boldly states HUMAN RIGHTS IS LAW, 9 core instruments for human thriving.

About BMCT

BMCT, a tax-deductible non-profit was founded in Udaipur, India, in 2009. Its was founded by four elders : Rita Dixit Kubiak, founder trustee, I , Premilla Dixit Nag former Director, currently advisor, Kusum Meghwal and Kiran Murdia, board members. Ms. Murdia retired in 2018. BMCT’s new board member is -----. Its current Director is David Kubiak. You can learn more about us and our work here:

Currently, BMCT is awaiting approval of two permaculture project proposals. The MOU for one is in the works. It is a project to establish a Permaculture Chair at MAPUT the agriculture university which oversees the lives of millions of peasant and small holder families dependent on dry-land farming for the most part, for survival, in India’s largest agriculture state, Rajasthan. It can model the future of agriculture institutions. To learn more about our proposal go here:

BMCT’s Human Rights T-shirt campaign will raise some of the funds for the MAPUT Permaculture Chair. Should the MOU with MAPUT not go through, the funds will go to help the growing permaculture network in India.

What does Permaculture have to do with human rights you ask? Here is how Lisa Rayner, explains it in 2009 in an article in the Energy Bulletin : “... (W)e are at risk of losing centuries-worth of human rights gains.... Permaculture is well-suited to take on the mantle of human rights... Permaculture ethics include “Care of People” and “Share the Surplus,” which encompass the psychological, social, political and economic dimensions of human life.... Just as the time is now to implement core permaculture strategies such as creating soil, planting trees and building water catchments, it’s also the time to work on repairing human relationships at the community level.... As we work to make our communities thriving places full of food forests and restored wild landscapes, I want to ensure that all the people who live in those places experience freedom and equality”. Read the full article and more on permaculture and human rights here:

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Plan Of Action

You can buy your T-shirt from us. Order here: ----

OR Create your own - Kurta, Blouse, Evening sheathe or Coco Chanel Little Black Dress.

Or,if you would rather, create a Flag for your house, frame and put up the laws on your wall. Pay for a Bill Board. Place it prominently in your local park in the path of morning walks, yoga, cricket and football. DO. We leave it upto you. We have named a few examples. You, think it through. How you can place Human Rights law on every mind and tongue. Make it the talk of town.

Paint or silk screen it with your family, friends and neighbours, your Rotary, Lions, Scouts, Boys or Girls clubs, your university art and design class, your theatre cohorts. Make your own.

We request, Keep the message whole. Say it all. Do include our dragon BMCT Logo. Find a creative spot to place your own (logo). Send us photos for our FB page and global records. And do send BMCT your heartfelt tax-deductable (in India) contribution. The amount you choose. Your tax-deductable contribution will support BMCT’s Permaculture and Human Rights education program of action.