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Our Focus

Our main focus is on the rural areas, its people, biodiversity conservation, rural health and population.

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Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development

Our work spans through the entire Niger Delta. Our main focus is on the rural areas, its people, biodiversity conservation, rural health and population. We also monitor document and report human rights violations across the region. In some of the cases, CEHRD provides legal advocacy to victims of human rights violations. 

CEHRD

Promoting sustainable green development and entrenchment of human rights in Nigeria

Our Programs

OUR SCOPE IS NATIONAL

Our works cut across all strata of society in terms of age, gender and abilities, and the ratio of women to men we serve is 55:45.

We work towards a world where every child is free and their rights are protected under a just law

CEHRD researches, monitors and document on human rights, small arms, governance and topical biodiversity and environmental issues in the Niger Delta region and their associated human rights impacts

Over the years, CEHRD has grown into a leading NGO in the human rights and environmental movement in Nigeria, recording a number of important successes and milestones in the civil society sector

Our Vision
A just society with an enabling environment for the realization of the peoples’ fundamental human rights.

Guided by science and collaboration, we empower communities and partners to restore ecosystems through swift and sustainable greening initiatives.

Recent Publications

CEHRD hosted the Norwegian Ambassador, His Excellency Jens-Petter Kjemprud and his deputy, Her Excellency Ingrid Skjolaas

With pleasure and gratitude, CEHRD hosted the Norwegian Ambassador, His Excellency Jens-Petter Kjemprud and his deputy, Her Excellency Ingrid Skjolaas yesterday at the CEHRD’s Ken Saro-Wiwa Hall...

Roundtable Dialogue for Civil Society Organisations and Community Leaders

CEHRD organized a Roundtable Dialogue for Civil Society Organizations and Community Leaders on an Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline on Ogoni Cleanup Dissemination Meeting with...

Public Presentation of an Integrated Baseline Report on Ogoniland Clean-up by CEHRD

On Thursday, February 06, 2020, CEHRD organised a Public Presentation of an Integrated Baseline Report on Ogoniland Clean-up and supported by CORDAID...

Diplomatic Session

CEHRD participated in a Diplomatic Session and briefed foreign delegates in Nigeria on the finding of the Integrated Environmental, Health, Human Rights and Gender Baseline Report on Ogoniland...

CEHRD Organised a 3-Day Entrepreneurship Development Training

CEHRD organised a 3-day Entrepreneurship Development Training for zero to low income business women drawn from communities in the 3 Senatorial districts of Bayelsa State. The training was held in...

Community Priority Needs, Governance and Development in the Niger Delta

 The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) held a one day interactive meeting on Wednesday 11th December 2019 in Port Harcourt, focusing on Community Priority Needs...

CEHRD-CHAI Female Champions Review Meeting

CEHRD-CHAI female champions review meeting for Ikwerre, Abua and Etche Local Government Areas. This is aimed to examine the level of sensitization carried out so far in the ward levels...

Tree Planting in Honour of Patrick Naagbanton

On Thursday, 21 November 2019, we, friends and partners planted 49 trees across different locations in Bodo City, Gokana LGA, Rivers State. The trees signifies the 49 years Comrade Patrick B...

The Launch of the Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers State

The Launch of the Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers State on 15th August 2019 by Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) was a success. The torch has been lit...

Our Partners