By Josiah Egbilika In her effort to seek State Agencies commitment towards drafting a State Wide Framework for the implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law in Rivers State, The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development on June 26, 2026 paid a consultative visit to Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare and […]
By Josiah Egbilika In her effort to seek for collaboration with Rivers State Government to produce a Framework towards the implementation of the Rivers State Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) on June 17 continued her consultative visit to Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs in
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Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#CEHRD) for the past 3 years have been engaging in the global city nature challenge. The iNaturalist project is aimed at preserving biodiversity in our localities and show casing the rich biodiversity in their natural environments. The project has been a learning process amongst participants. In achieving this
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Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre For Environment, Human Rights and Development has appealed to ex-artisanal refiners to be patient with the ongoing clean-up process in Ogoni noting that the restoration of the communities is paramount to present gain. CEHRD made the appeal in a one day seminar organized by Ogoni Ex-artisanal refiners
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On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) organized a one-day hands-on training for 20 indigenous fisherfolks comprising of 2 females and 18 males at the Kono creek in Kono community, Khana L.G.A, Rivers State. Three representatives from the council of chiefs including the secretary participated in the training.
PRESS STATEMENT ON JULY 10, 2023 The Centre for Environment, Human Rights, and Development (CEHRD) is worried that weeks after two massive oil spills from shell facilities hit some Eleme communities in Eleme local government area of Rivers State, SHELL Petroleum Development Company has not deemed it necessary to mop up the spilled crude or
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On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, CEHRD had consultation meeting with the paramount ruler and council of chiefs of Kono waterfront to seek their buy-in on the project titled, “Strengthening Community Protection of the Kono Mangrove Conservation Area”, funded by Global Greengrant Fund- GGF.The paramount ruler, Chief Monday Nwige was represented by the secretary, Engr. Adolphus
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On Friday, June 2, 2023, CEHRD had consultation meeting with fisher folks at the Kono waterfront to seek their buy-in on the project titled, “Strengthening Community Protection of the Kono Mangrove Conservation Area”, funded by Global Greengrant Fund- GGF. The project seeks to strengthen the conservation of mangroves in the Kono creeks especially the Nwenua
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The Duty of The Service Providers as provided in the Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibitions) [VAPP] Law ranges from: Duty to counsel, guide and assist victims on the step to take to obtain justice, legal protection, compensation and redress toDuty to help the victim to file the matter in court; file for interim protection
The Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) [VAPP] Law is a holistic law on violence against persons: physical, psychological, verbal, political and sexual. In the bid to make it known to the public, CEHRD organized a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt Local Government. The main objective was to sensitize the local community, police, legal
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