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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

Review of the Violence Against Persons(Prohibition) VAPP Law for domestication in Rivers State

CEHRD convened a round table discussion and review of the Violence Against Persons(Prohibition)VAPP Law for domestication in Rivers State.The output of this review will be a memorandum to be presented...

Training of community members from Gokana LGA on remediation indicators of the Ogoni cleanup.

Training of local community members from Gokana LGA in Rivers State on remediation indicators of the Ogoni clean up. This is with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Abuja...

Community Impact Monitors Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meeting with CEHRD trained ESHRIA Community Monitors on existing and emerging related challenges in Ogoni communities. Smartphones were handed to the monitors as a tool to enable them...

Training of Community Members in Eleme LGA on Remediation Indicators of the Ogoni Cleanup

Training of oil impacted community members in Eleme LGA of Rivers State on remediation indicators of the Ogoni clean up. This is with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Abuja...

CEHRD calls for the speedy domestication of the VAPP Act in Rivers State

CEHRD Governance and Human Rights team engaged on a Radio discussion on Today’s 95.1 FM, Rivers State, where they called for the speedy domestication of the VAPP Act by the Rivers State House of...

CEHRD Set-up the Ahoada Branch of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Ahoada LGA, Rivers State 

The Ahoada branch of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) was set up and launched today, 17th July, 2019 in Ahoada LGA,Rivers State by Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development...

CEHRD Set-up the Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Ulakwo. Etche LGA, Rivers State

The Ulakwo branch of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) was set up and launched today 16th July, 2019 in Etche LGA, Rivers State by Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD). This...

CEHRD to Form an Environment Club in Government Girls Secondary Schools Kaiama, Bayelsa State

 CEHRD environment team visited Government Girls Secondary Schools Kaiama, Bayelsa State in preparation for the establishment of an Environment Club to enlighten students to imbibe good...

CEHRD Set-up the Swali Branch of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Bayelsa State

The Swali branch of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) was set up and launched today, 10th July, 2019 in Bayelsa State by Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD). This is with the...

Our Partners