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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

Training on value reorientation and non-violence approach

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...

Feedback communication strategy workshop

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...

CEHRD trained citizen journalists attended the slum dwellers international West African summit held in Lagos, Nigeria

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...

Bodo City Girls Secondary School Environment Club in Gokana LGA,

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...

Environmental, Social, Health, Human Rights and Gender Impact Assessments (ESHRIA)

A cross-section of participants at a training organised by CEHRD for oil impacted communities from Eleme LGA on Environmental, Social, Health, Human Rights and Gender Impact Assessments (ESHR IA)...

A Peace Campaign/Sensitization Rally in Ogoniland in Gokana LGA

A Peace Campaign/Sensitization Rally in Ogoniland in Gokana LGA, to forestall any violence that may arise during the implementation of the clean-up. The project was funded by NACGOND...

Press Release on the Commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child 2017

Press Release on the Commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child CEHRD joins the rest of the world and Civil Society Organizations to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child...

Counting the Cost: Corporations and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta

Counting the Cost: Corporations and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta. You can download the report below:...

A cross section of Bodo community council of chiefs during scoping visit on ESHRIA

A cross section of Bodo community council of chiefs during scoping visit during implementation of deepening awareness and mainstreaming of environmental, social and human rights impact assessments...

Our Partners