The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has described Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) as “one of the most proactive NGOs in Port Harcourt”, Rivers State. The Commission made the remarks through its State Coordinator, Mrs. Chinwe Okoroji on Monday, October 5, 2020 during Advocacy Centre’s presentation of its monitoring report of human rights violations and…
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) monitoring report of Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Niger Delta within the context of COVID-19 (February -August 2020) is downloadable HERE YEAC_COVID19_HUMAN_RIGHTS MONITORING REPORT
BACKGROUNDS: Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Nigeria on February 27, 2020 and from then till date, it has spread to all States of Federation. As at 11PM on Sunday, September 13, 2020, there are 56,256 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 1,082 deaths as well as 2,207 in Rivers State…
All is now set for Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) to flag off its COVID-19 Awareness and Sensitization Campaign among the indigenous peoples of Rivers State, Niger Delta region of Nigeria. ADVOCACY CENTRE had observed, through baseline studies that although the Rivers State Government shutdown many markets and remains closed since March 2020 as…
Following claims by the Rivers State Governor, Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Wike and the Government that one of the hotels demolished in Eleme Local Government Area, “PRODEST HOME SERVICE” also known as “PRODEST HOTEL” was owned by the Eleme Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader, Mr. Princewill Osaroejiji and that the hotel was at a secret…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) condemns in the strongest terms, the summary demolition of two hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike in less than 24hours after they were allegedly accused of violating lock down orders of the State Government. The demolition of those hotels with all the…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been monitoring and reporting issues around the fights against corona virus disease by the Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria since the first case was reported on February 27, 2020. Advocacy Centre does this from human rights perspectives and reports violations in the nine States in the…
When our Governor, Nyesom Wike, CON disbanded Vigilante and youth groups in Rivers State, I was not very satisfied with the policy because I know the critical roles that they play in local security vigilance in synergy with the Police and other security operatives. With that disbandment, any Vigilante or youth groups operating in Rivers…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been monitoring Human Rights Violations within the periods of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) in the Niger Delta. Advocacy Centre does this through its network of One Million Youth Volunteers Network of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters in the Niger Delta launched in 2019. Our general reports from…
YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC) IS GLAD TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER AS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT “SENT SOME FOOD ITEMS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE TRAGIC CONDITIONS OF THE VULNERABLE GROUP” IN SOCIETY ESPECIALLY BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AS SUCCOUR TO CUSHION THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON INDIGENT FAMILIES IN RIVERS STATE THE…
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