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ICMAP Advocacy Visits to Relevant Stakeholders

Advocacy visits to government agencies were facilitated and implemented by CEHRD in collaboration with the citizen journalists, Justice Empowerment Initiative, and the Nigerian Slum Federation. The visits were geared towards facilitating inclusive dialogue between the government and the waterfront communities with a view to developing partnerships aimed at addressing these identified challenges holistically. Key stakeholders […]

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2019 World Environment Day Tagged “Air Pollution”.

2019 World Environment Day Tagged “Air Pollution” Commemoration Press Release The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) joins the world to mark the 2019 World Environment Day Tagged “Air Pollution”. “We can’t stop breathing but we can do something about the quality of air we breathe”. The 2019 World Environment Day celebration which

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Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the Council of Chiefs and Elders of Kporghor Community

Isabelle Gilles, Human/Women’s Rights consultant facilitating Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the Council of Chiefs and Elders of Kporghor Community during the Integrated Baseline Study of Ogoni Cleanup.The consultant was engaged by CEHRD to lead the research.

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Communities’ Perceptions

 Oil pollution is widespread in the Niger Delta and is caused by a combination of poor maintenance, corrosion, faulty equipment, failed clean-up attempts, ‘bunkering’ (i.e. large-scale illegal tapping of oil from pipelines) as well as ‘artisanal refining’ (i.e. small-scale, illegal refining of oil). In June 2016, the Federal Government of Nigeria officially launched the Ogoni

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CEHRD Press Release on World Environment Day 2018

Act now to make Rivers State and the world free of plastic pollution! With 13 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean yearly, this year’s world Environment Day tagged “Beat Plastic Pollution – if you can’t reuse it, refuse it’’ is apt and timely for our local situation. Our creeks, rivers and the ocean are

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CEHRD trained citizen journalists attended the slum dwellers international West African summit held in Lagos, Nigeria

In October 2017, CEHRD trained citizen journalists attended the slum dwellers international West African summit held in Lagos, Nigeria. The summit brought together people living in slum communities across Seven (7) countries in West Africa. At the summit, the trainees screened two (2) independent community videos to the participants of the summit, showing the challenges

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CORDAID Lobby & Advocacy Capacity Assessment of CEHRD

CORDAID Lobby & Advocacy Capacity Assessment of Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) as part of the requirements of the Strategic Partnership Lobby & Advocacy (L&A) and planning for 2018. The meeting held on Thursday. October 12th, 2017 from 8:30 am to 12 noon in the Ken Saro Wiwa hall of fame, Legacy

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CEHRD led Citizen Journalists during the Radio talk-shows at Nigerian Info 92.3FM, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

CEHRD led Citizen Journalists during the Radio talk-shows at Nigerian Info 92.3FM, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the moment the citizen journalists under the Nigeria Slum and Informal Settlement Federation have started receiving calls from the general public, who are willing to either be part of the advocacy process or provide key witnesses to the

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