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Richard Branson: Boycott Uganda over gay rights
Source: BBC
24 December 2013 Last updated at 11:38 GMT
Richard Branson: Boycott Uganda over gay rights
UK business tycoon Richard Branson has called on companies and tourists to boycott Uganda after its parliament approved a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts.
It was against his conscience to support a country which carried out a "dreadful witch hunt against the gay community", he said on his website.
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Mr Branson said he had been seriously considering investing in Uganda after being "courted" by government officials.
However, he had decided not to "support" Uganda because of its "witch hunt" against gay people.
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Richard Branson: Boycott Uganda over gay rights
UK business tycoon Richard Branson has called on companies and tourists to boycott Uganda after its parliament approved a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts.
It was against his conscience to support a country which carried out a "dreadful witch hunt against the gay community", he said on his website.
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Mr Branson said he had been seriously considering investing in Uganda after being "courted" by government officials.
However, he had decided not to "support" Uganda because of its "witch hunt" against gay people.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25506754
