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Rubina Feroze Bhatti

Rubina Feroze Bhatti (Urdu: رو بینہ فیروز بھٹی; born 1969) is a Pakistani human rights activist, peace activist and leadership consultant. She is a former member on the country's National Commission on the Rights of Child where she represented Punjab province.[1] She is currently serving as an assistant professor at Pakistan Global Institute[2] and a visiting fellow at Stanford University.[3]

Rubina Feroze Bhatti
Dr. Rubina Feroze Bhatti addressing a seminar on marriage laws.
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Sargodha, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationPhD, University of San Diego (USA)
Masters, Maynooth University (Ireland)
Masters, Bahauddin Zakariya University (Pakistan)
Occupation(s)Human rights activist
Peace activist
Leadership Consultant
OrganizationNational Commission on the Rights of Child
Websitehttps://ncrc.gov.pk/

Early life and education

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Rubina Bhatti, one of four children, was born and raised in Sargodha, where she completed her Matric and Intermediate. She did her Bachelor of Science in 1990 from the University of the Punjab, and earned her Master's degree in Chemistry from Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in 1993.[4] Later, she did a Master's in Development Studies at Maynooth University, Ireland in 2008 where she was honored with the Student of the Year Award. Finally, she earned a PhD in Leadership Studies at the University of San Diego, California, USA in 2015.[5]

Career

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Bhatti started a job as a lecturer of Chemistry at Government College for Women, Sargodha where she taught from February 1996 to December 2004. In 1998, she and a team of her students formed an informal group called Taangh Wasaib (Urdu words' meaning “longing for the fullness of humanity").[6] After teaching in a public education sector and completing Masters in Development Studies, she entered the social development sector, and formally joined Taangh Wasaib Organization which works for the promotion of communal harmony, gender equality, and respect for human rights.[7] She served there in different capacities including General Secretary and as the executive director until March 2020. She used Sufism as a tool for building peace among diverse communities in Pakistan, and promoted the Sufis' message based on the ideals of brotherhood and harmony.[8] She developed a Peace Garden, a place that served for both reflection and celebration, of stillness and revelry, poetry and music.[9] She has been involved in providing her services to train community leaders, activists, and journalists on leadership development, peace-building,[10] and human rights advocacy.[11] She has served as a member of governing body at the Centre for Social Justice[12] and Peoples Commission for Minorities Rights.[13]

Bhatti has served as Visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University in 2011, and as Project Lead, Women's Leadership Dialogue for Change at University of San Diego, 2013–2014.[citation needed] She has given talks[14] and lectures[15] at national and international forums[16] on empowerment of women, violence against women, women in peacebuilding,[17] women in leadership, and human rights.[18] She served as a member of an Advisory Council for Minorities Affairs[19] to Chief Minister of Punjab during 2015 and 2018.[20]

Bhatti was selected to serve as the Member Punjab at the National Commission for Rights of Child,[1] a statutory body established in April 2020 by the Government of Pakistan under NCRC Act, 2017[21] and is mandated to examine and review existing and proposed laws, policies, practice and proposals in the best interest of the children, and carry out an inquiry in cases involving a violation of child rights.[22] As a member of NCRC, she is engaged in policy dialogue[23] and monitoring situation[24] to legally protect, and effectively implement the child rights[25] in conformity with national and international instruments dealing with promotion and protection of children's rights.

Publications

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  • What is Leadership[26]
  • The Vision of Peace
  • Productive volunteerism
  • Women's Rights
  • Human Rights Education

Articles

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  • Bhatti, Rubina Feroze (2021-12-11). "Child Rights In Pakistan: Reframing Policy And Practice". Naya Daur. Retrieved 2021-09-01
  • Bhatti, Rubina Feroze (2020-07-14). "Child Sexual Abuse: Build Protective Mechanisms To Save Our Children". Naya Daur. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  • Bhatti, Rubina Feroze (2020-06-29). "The Lethal Nexus Of Poverty & Pandemic Could Increase Child Rights Violations". Naya Daur. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  • "Poverty, Education and Child Labour". Hum Sub (in Urdu). 18 August 2020.
  • "Children and Society". Hum Sub (in Urdu). 2 October 2020.
  • "Cecil Chaudhary Roundabout". HumSub (in Urdu). 2016-12-10.
  • "11 August: National Minorities Day". Hum Sub (in Urdu). 16 August 2016.

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shah, Waseem Ahmad (2020-03-02). "View from the courtroom: Hopes attached to newly-notified child rights commission". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. ^ "Faculty Staff – PGI". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ "Rubina Feroze Bhatti | Center for South Asia". southasia.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ "Rubina Feroze Bhatti". www.24peaces.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. ^ "SOLES Recent News - Department of Leadership Studies Ph.D. Candidate Rubina Feroze Bhatti Receives N-Peace Award - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ^ a b "Day 9: Spotlighting Rubina Feroze Bhatti, Pakistan". Nobel Women's Initiative. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  7. ^ "Welcome To Taangh Wasaib Organization". www.taangh.org.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  8. ^ a b "Teachings of Sufism to promote interfaith harmony". Peace Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  9. ^ a b "Taangh Wasaib Organization (TWO)". Peace Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  10. ^ "Stories That Inspire: Asian Peace Activists Share their Hopes, Reflections, and Insights on Peacebuilding". Building Peace. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  11. ^ "Research Paper". San Diego University. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05.
  12. ^ "Centre For Social Justice". www.csjpak.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  13. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2018-11-30). "Commission formed for protection of minorities rights". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  14. ^ "Govt committed to Quaid's vision on minorities: minister". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  15. ^ "Rubina Feroze Bhatti (Pakistan) | WikiPeaceWomen – English". wikipeacewomen.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  16. ^ "More Good News from Kids for Peace". archive.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  17. ^ "N - Peace Award - United Nations Development Programme | UNDP". Exposure. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  18. ^ "Rubina Feroze Bhatti presents on 'The Struggle for Peace, Environmental Justice and Women's Rights in Pakistan'". College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  19. ^ "Minority Advisory Council | Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Department". hrma.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  20. ^ "Rubina Feroze Bhatti". Front Line Defenders. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  21. ^ "National Commission on the Rights of Child Act, 2017" (PDF). National Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-08.
  22. ^ "NCRC concerned over rising incidents of child rights' violations". Daily Mail Pakistan. 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  23. ^ "Children's rights to be protected: Augustine". The Nation. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  24. ^ News Desk (2020-09-12). "Pakistan under obligation to develop child protection system, says Rubina". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  25. ^ Uploader (2020-06-28). "NCRC expresses concern over many rising incidents of child rights violations". Associated Press Of Pakistan. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  26. ^ "Effective Leadership" (PDF). Centre for Social Justice (in Urdu). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-18.
  27. ^ "Former Washington State Representative is one of nine to receive award honoring remarkable women leaders". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  28. ^ "UNDP celebrates Asian women leaders for peace". UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  29. ^ "Women PeaceMakers – 2015 – iVOW". 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  30. ^ "Dr. Rubina Feroze Bhatti – iVOW". 22 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  31. ^ "Award-winning Sargodha-based NGO banned over 'dubious activities'". The Express Tribune. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  32. ^ "29 women named for Nobel Peace Prize". DAWN.COM. 2005-06-30. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  33. ^ "On Newsweek Pakistan's 100 women: Shaking Pakistan with lipstick? – by Nabiha Meher – LUBP". Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  34. ^ Khan, Rizwanullah. "Movers and shakers '15". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  35. ^ "Peace-Building in Pakistan". International Exchange Alumni. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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