February 11, 2025 To the Members of the Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee, My name is Ricci Levy. I am the President and CEO of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, a national human rights organization. As a representative of Woodhull and…
Emboldened by President Trump’s election, Senator Dusty Deevers, an ultra-conservative abortion abolitionist, pastor, and Oklahoma State Senator, ignores the separation between church and state, Constitutional rights, and human rights in two slates of proposed bills. The first slate of eight…
In 2010, by presidential proclamation, President Obama declared January National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. For the past 15 years, every presidential administration has continued this tradition, which seeks to raise awareness of the issue and highlight domestic and international efforts…
Today, January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v Paxton. This extremely consequential case for the protection of free speech challenges Texas House Bill 1181, an age verification law that Texas enacted…
December 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. For over 20 years, memorials and vigils have been held on this day to honor the sex workers lost to physical and systemic violence. While this day initially…
Today, Woodhull Freedom Foundation commemorates Human Rights Day, which is observed globally every year on December 10. This day is a recognition of the inalienable rights everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, color, religion,…
On December 4, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case that is critical to safeguarding transgender youth’s access to lifesaving gender-affirming healthcare. The case challenges Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which bans gender-affirming care for…
Woodhull is alarmed by the ongoing attacks against freedom of expression and children’s right to education in Florida. In recent years, Florida’s legislature has passed a series of laws restricting critical sex and gender education topics in school districts throughout…
Earlier this year New York state passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. The bill proposes to prohibit social media companies from providing children with access to addictive feeds without parental consent. Similar to other attempts at…
On September 17, 2024, the Seattle City Council passed CB 120835 (SODA) and CB 120836 (SOAP) in an 8-1 vote. The former will create "Stay Out of Drug Area” zones in five neighborhoods throughout the city, while the latter will…