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
Oil pollution in the Niger Delta is widespread and its impact on the total environment is well documented. However, the impacts of oil pollution on women in the Niger Delta is grossly understudied...
Oil pollution is widespread in the Niger Delta and is caused by a combination of poor maintenance, corrosion, faulty equipment, failed clean-up attempts, ‘bunkering’ (i.e. large-scale illegal tapping...
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...
CEHRD led Citizen Journalists during the Radio talk-shows at Nigerian Info 92.3FM, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the moment the citizen journalists under the Nigeria Slum and Informal Settlement...
CORDAID Lobby & Advocacy Capacity Assessment of Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) as part of the requirements of the Strategic Partnership Lobby & Advocacy (L&A)...
In October 2017, CEHRD trained citizen journalists attended the slum dwellers international West African summit held in Lagos, Nigeria. The summit brought together people living in slum communities...
A cross-section of participants from Gokana LGA engaged in group work during a value reorientation and non-violence approach training organized by CEHRD with support from CORDAID built the capacity of...
Participants during a feedback communication strategy workshop for relevant stakeholders on the Ogoni Environmental Restoration Programme to initiate a platform for communication and dialogue between...
Bodo City Girls Secondary School Environment Club in Gokana LGA, established by CEHRD with support from NACGOND; CEHRD congratulating the 1st prize winner in an essay competition organized for...
Our Partners
