Press Statements

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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Press Release on the Commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child 2017

Press Release on the Commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child CEHRD joins the rest of the world and Civil Society Organizations to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child. The theme for this year is: “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.” According to UN Women, there are 1.1 …

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CEHRD Calls For A Free, Fair And Violence Free Election

‘’The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) enjoins all voters to go out and perform their constitutional duties by voting their preferred candidate. As we hope that INEC will conduct a free and fair election today Saturday 28th March, 2015, we affirm that the political parties, their wards and different actors involved must …

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February, 2015 Elections: CEHRD Cautions Politicians Against Violence

‘’The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) condemns in strong term the widespread electoral violence- attacks and reprisal attacks,  inflammatory statements  in Nigeria ahead of the February general elections (of recent are the two pre-election violence where campaign Vehicles, Buildings and valuable properties worth millions of naira, belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party …

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CEHRD calls for stoppage of gas flaring in the Niger Delta

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) joins the world as it marks the world environment day, asking the federal  government of Nigeria to immediately stop gas flaring in the Niger Delta region.’ Michael Chidozie, Communication and Advocacy Officer of CEHRD said. ‘The theme of this year’s world environment day is: ‘Raise your …

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CEHRD Condemns the Serial Bombings in the Northern part of Nigeria and its perpetrators

‘’The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) expresses grave displeasure at the sad bombing of yesterday, (Monday 14 April, 2014) in which over 88persons  were reportedly killed and over 200 injured in Nyanya Motor Park, Abuja. We vehemently condemn the perpetrators of this wicked and dastardly act. The killers must stop this reign …

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CEHRD Condemns Incessant Arrests of Journalists by Security Operatives

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) condemns the yesterday (Wednesday, 9th April, 2014) arrest of Iheanacho Nwosu, an editor of The Sun newspaper. The victim was reportedly arrested about 12.00noon yesterday at the venue of the ongoing National Conference in Abuja. Journalist Nwosu was said to have reported the shameful fiscuff between …

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