The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has been observing a dangerous trend and pattern in Police brutality and corruption in Nigeria. The ongoing protests by the youths all over the country is the cumulative consequence and evidence of reactions to police brutality nationwide. The protest was borne out of the fact that …
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The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, (CEHRD) organized a multi-stakeholders policy summit on gender-based violence response in Rivers State. Participants were drawn from the Police, Hospital Management Board, Ministry of Justice, Media and Civil Society. This is with support from the Embassy of the Netherlands, Abuja.
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, (CEHRD) organised a one day Capacity Building Workshop for Rivers State Legislators on Biodiversity and Climate Change Legislations organized in Port Harcourt. Present at the workshop was the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, (RVHA) Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, who gave his remark. Also present …
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD organized a Political Parties Consultation on Women Inclusion in Politics in Bayelsa State. The meeting is to influence political parties through their representatives present during the meeting to support 30% women affirmative action for political candidates and political appointees. The results expected include increase in women running on …
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The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) organised Empowerment Summit on Women Cooperatives in Bayelsa State. Participants in the Summit were drawn from Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Ministry of Women Affairs, NDDC, Bureau for Cooperatives, Bayelsa State, Private Sector, Central Bank of Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Africa Development Bank and other Microfinance …
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The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) organized a community science mapping trip to Bundu Waterfront, Bundu community in Rivers State. The 24 participants which were made up of 10 females and 14 males were drawn from CEHRD staff, students from both University of Port Harcourt, and Rivers State University, Bundu community members …
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) on Friday called on the Bayelsa State House of Assembly to expedite action in the domestication of Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) in the state. Speaking during a peace walk in Yenagoa, which started from Peace Park and terminated at the state House of Assembly …
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CEHRD organised a media interactive session on a recently published policy brief from an earlier report by CEHRD on the Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline for Ogoniland Cleanup. This is with support from CORDAID.
CEHRD organised 2-day capacity building for Women for Environmental Justice Network (WEJN) on “Advocating for Environmental Justice” under the environment stream of the Dutch project. The women were drawn from communities across Bayelsa state with the following objectives: 1. To train them on what is environmental discrimination and how it can be identified; different strategies to …
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