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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

STILT ROOTS STORIES FROM BUNDU AND KONO COMMUNITIES, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA

Song: Wherever my father is; He has become a King; Even if he is in the village; He has become a King The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) carried out a research on the...

PERMANENT SECRETARY, RIVERS STATE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS, BARRISTER UCHECHUKWU URIRI PRAISES CEHRD FOR WORK DONE TOWARDS REDUCING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN RIVERS STATE

by Egbilika, Josiah The permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs, Barrister (Mrs.) Uchechukwu Uriri has praised the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (#cehrd) in...

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...

Our Partners