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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

Giving Women Voice Women In Governance Network (Wign) Visits Marine Base Polo Chairmen

As part of CEHRD’s culture of partnership and creating synergy in intervention, the NSRP Output 3 project team joined the Women in Governance Network in an advocacy visit to Polo Chairmen of...

Encouraging Women To Stand Up For Their Rights, Responsibilities

In line with its mandate to increase women’s participation in governance, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development organized a town hall meeting on Wednesday 3rd June, 2015 at Firisika...

Peace Club Drama Group Rehearsing ‘Role Play’ During Weekly Peace Club Meeting in Mogho, Gokana LGA, Rivers State

CEHRD NSRP Output three team inaugurated and built the capacity of Peace Club drama group. The group members organises role play sessions with their group lead during their weekly club meeting in...

Big Businesses, Big Human Rights Violators: Voluntary Principle Training in Rivers State

Big businesses, such as the Multinational oil companies have been recognised as big violators of human rights. To help checkmate flagrant abuses in the cause of business operations, the Voluntary...

Peace Club Members Marching For Peace

CEHRD NSRP Output three, in conjunction with peace clubs, organised peaceful road walks in Mogho and Bera, Gokana LGA and in Anyu, Abua/Odual LGA, Rivers state from 9th to10th December, 2015.This...

Bonding With Agencies and Ministries For Accountability

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) and, Kpor, Okana and Marine Base Youth Leadership Networks in line with its search for accountability of government to the people...

Live Radio Discussions/Call-In Programmes

CEHRD NSRP team participated in several Live Radio shows at Wazobia on entrenching transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in the Design and Delivery of Youth Programmes in Rivers state, at...

Taking the Peace Message to Community Stakeholders

The peace club in Gokana (Mogho and Bera) and Anyu (Abua/Odual) with support from CEHRD had three advocacy visits to community stakeholders in November and December 2015.  Gokana Peace Club...

The Rivers and Bayelsa states chapters of Women in Environmental Justice Network, (WEJN), set up by CEHRD during the Advocacy visit to NOSDRA.

In pursuit of the aims and objectives of the Women In Environmental Justice Network (WEJN) to engage with regulatory agencies to speak out for justice on issues of environmental degradation and...

Our Partners