Nigeria · Human rights and democracy
Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development
International NGO from Nigeria
CEHRD was incorporated in August 15, 1999 as the Niger Delta Project for Environment, Human Rights and Development (NDPEHRD) and re-incorporated under its new name CEHRD in 2005 following its board decision. CEHRD was founded by conservationists, environmentalists, activists, and health workers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. CEHRD was formed to respond to the environmental, human rights, rural health, and underdevelopment problems plaguing the Niger Delta. CEHRD’s scope is local and national in nature. While we liaise with international groups by way of networks and coalitions, our primary focus remains improving on peoples’ traditional knowledge of biodiversity conservation, monitoring, documenting and reporting of human rights violations, and advocating for justice, particularly in the Niger Delta region. 1. Our works cut across all strata of society in terms of age, gender and abilities. 2. The ratio of women to men we serve is 55:45. CEHRD’s 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. With an unemployment rate of over 70%, dire poverty, and dim prospects, some young men seek financial and physical security by joining armed gangs, or "cults." Many of these cults are periodically sponsored by local government officials and/or community leaders to carry out campaigns of violence designed to influence local decision-making, especially during election periods. Often, these gangs are also used to sway village leaders and communities' opinions on oil-related projects. In all cases, the influx of cheap arms has led to a drastic increase in violence.
- Active at least since
- 2020
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Nigeria ↗ 76
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- CAC (Nigeria) 19258 — number declared on IATI; that register is not one of our sources of accounts
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- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
IATI (d-portal) · NG-CAC 19258 · Wikidata