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Virgin-baas Richard Branson roept bedrijven op zijn voorbeeld te volgen en geen zaken met Oeganda te doen vanwege de afgelopen week aangenomen anti-homowet.
‘Let People Love Whoever They Want’, dat is de veelzeggende titel van de oproep van Richard Branson op de site van zijn bedrijf Virgin.
OPROEP:
I have been courted by various people and government officials to do business in Uganda. I was seriously considering it. However, the dreadful witch hunt against the gay community and lifetime sentences means it would be against my conscience to support this country.
I would urge other companies worldwide to follow suit. Uganda must reconsider or find it being ostracised by companies and tourists worldwide.
Governments must realise that people should be able to love whoever they want. It is not for any government (or anyone else) to ever make any judgements on people’s sexuality. They should instead celebrate when people build loving relationships that strengthen society, no matter who they are.
De 63-jarige miljardair en filantroop Sir Richard Branson is de oprichter en CEO van de Virgin Group, een wereldwijd conglomeraat van zo’n 40 bedrijven, actief in telecommunicatie, entertainment, spoorwegen en luchtvaart.
[Bron/Printscreen: Virgin]