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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

CEHRD COLLABORATES WITH POLICE AND HEALTH WORKERS IN ELEME TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD VICTIM OF DEFILMENT

– Egbilika Josiah One good reason of creating synergy is to expedite actions with little or no cost implications. On Saturday which normally was not a working day, CEHRD’s Advocacy Officer...

CEHRD AT THE STAKEHOLDERS ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION AND TRAINING ON AIR QUALITY IN RIVERS STATE

by Josiah Egbilika The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) was represented at The Stakeholders Round Table Discussion and Training  on Air Quality. The event was themed:...

MR. FRANCIS OBOK, THE PRINCIPAL WHO TOOK VAPP LAW TO SCHOOL

Mr. Francis Obok Edodi is the Principal of EERA MODERN SCHOOL, AGBONCHIA in Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State. He was one of the participants of the town hall meeting on the provisions of the...

THE STORY OF MERCIFULL GLORY: A PERSPECTIVE CHANGE TOWARDS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

Before the Town Hall Meeting on the provisions of Violence Against Persons (Prohibitions) Law organized by the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#cehrd) in Port Harcourt Local...

CEHRD ORGANIZES TRAINING OF RIVERS STATE VAPP LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN PORT HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

-by Egbilika, Josiah The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#CEHRD) continued her training of Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibitions) Law Enforcement Institutions...

BMI TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP 1 MEETING ON BODO CLEAN-UP PROJECT

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) convened the Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI) Technical Working Group 1 meeting (#TWG1). The meeting which held on 8 April, 2022...

CEHRD PLANTS 200 MANGROVE SEEDLINGS IN BUNDU COMMUNITY, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, (#cehrd) engaged Environmental Protection Volunteers/Vanguards of Bundu community Rivers State on Tuesday, 5th April, 2022. The participants...

CEHRD AT THE REVIEW OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLKITS ORGANIZED BY CLIMATE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CASE)

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#cehrd) was represented at The Review of the Climate Change Trainers Manual and Toolkits organized by the Climate Action for Sustainability...

CEHRD TRAINS RIVERS STATE VAPP LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN ELEME LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

The Duty of The Service Providers as provided in the Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibitions) Law ranges from: Duty to counsel, guide and assist victims on the step to take to obtain...

Our Partners