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Amnesty International Partners with Republica Havas and Havas Perú to Raise Awareness Around Soccer’s Gender-Based Violence

Republica Havas and Havas Perú recently joined forces with Amnesty International Perú to call attention to the rise in gender-based violence incidents ignited by soccer team losses, both domestically and internationally. Research indicates a direct – and sobering – correlation between soccer game losses and increases in gender-based violence cases. When a team loses a game, violence against women increases on average by 25% in Perú and up to 34% globally. ...