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
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 on 15th August 2019 by Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) was a success. The torch has been lit...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our Partners
