Identified 6 project participants / CBOs to implement the micro project. Came up with a strategic project plan for Port Harcourt Area. Trained and inducted the project participants on the various human rights instruments in relation to their different human rights thematic areas.
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The local monitoring project team organised a focus group discussion (FDG) for community representatives from Ogale community to have a clear picture of the present state of water supply from the Eleme Water Supply Scheme. To fully understand the challenges faced by the target community, the team further conducted field monitoring and subsequently developed an
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In the process of developing the pro-poor oil and gas advocacy policy, CEHRD programme team with support from CORDAID had consultations in 17 communities in Gokana local government area, which includes: Kporghor in Tai local government, and Kono in Khana local government area. A conference was held to validate the policy draft. The policy was
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Shell is responsible for a toxic legacy in the Niger Delta. People are dying, sick, can’t feed themselves and have no clean water because Shell destroyed their environment by drilling for oil. UNEP researched the destruction, publishing a report in 2011. The report concluded that Shell had not taken sufficient action to clean up and
Hundreds of oil spills occur in Nigeria every year, causing significant harm to the environment, destroying local livelihoods and placing human health at serious risk. 1. These spills are caused by corrosion, poor maintenance of oil infrastructure, equipment failure, sabotage and theft of oil. For the last decade oil companies in Nigeria – in particular
Three years after the publication of a groundbreaking report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on oil pollution in Ogoniland, the people of Ogoniland continue to suffer the effects of fifty years of an oil industry which has polluted their land, air and water. The oil company Shell and the Nigerian Government have both failed
CEHRD joins the world to celebrate the World Environmental Day with the theme: ‘‘Seven billion dreams. One planet. Consume with care’’. The Niger Delta though with enough resources to cater to the needs of the present as well as the future generation, is fast depreciating due to continued exploitation of its non-renewable energy resources. The
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The anti-oil theft campaigns and community sensitisation programmes focused on communities involved in illegal oil trade and artisanal refining. The objective of the campaigns and sensitisation programmes is linked to the broader objective of combating oil theft and artisanal refining through environmental and health impact community-level campaigns, trainings and awareness raising programmes. CEHRD believes that
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IKE SODOMIZE 17 YEARS OLD BOY On April 14th,2014, we received complaint from a participant who attended the community town hall meeting organized by CEHRD. The aim of the meeting is to enlighten all stakeholders in the community about child rights and further engage them to take proactive steps with the community to protect children
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