Human Rights in Focus: The Fight Against Violence in Sex Work
Join us on April 29 for a Woodhull Human Rights Commission exploring violence against sex workers. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and this Human Rights Commission will call attention to the human rights violations against sex workers…
Testimony in Support of Rhode Island S810 – Decriminalizing Sex Work
To the Senate Judiciary Committee, The Woodhull Freedom Foundation strongly supports S810, which would decriminalize commercial sexual activity. The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a national human rights organization focused on affirming sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. Since we…
Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Allies Respond to UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls’
Update 5/6/2025: On May 5, 2025, Woodhull Freedom Foundation sent additional input to Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur (SR) on Violence Against Women and Girls to inform her forthcoming report "Forms of Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls:…
Woodhull Supports Immunity for Sex Workers in New York State!
February 25, 2025 Re: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Support A.1029 (Kelles) / S.3967 (Sepulveda) Dear Legislator: The Woodhull Freedom Foundation supports A.1029/S.3967, legislation to enable victims and witnesses to a crime to be able to seek help without fear of being…
Criminalizing Sex Work Does Not Improve Safety or Public Health
Criminalization of sex work is often falsely believed to improve societal health, minimize sex trafficking, and keep sex workers safe. However, criminalization worsens these outcomes by driving both sex workers and trafficking victims underground, where they experience more violence, fewer social services, and less access to adequate healthcare. Decriminalization would be far more effective at ensuring sex workers' physical safety, economic stability, and physical and mental health.
No, Sex Trafficking will not Spike During the Super Bowl, but Harmful Police Actions will
Want to hear an outright lie told often around this time of year? Here’s one: the Super Bowl is “the single largest human-trafficking incident in the United States.” This 100% false statement, lacking any evidence, was made in 2011 by…