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| Northern Ireland's leaders have been urged to raise the issue of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay with President George Bush during his visit to Belfast. | Northern Ireland's leaders have been urged to raise the issue of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay with President George Bush during his visit to Belfast. |
| On Sunday, Amnesty International staged a protest over rendition flights and conditions in Guantanamo. | |
| Up to 50 activists dressed in orange jumpsuits marched through Belfast city centre. | |
| One of the "detainees", Matt Sloan, said they wanted to raise awareness in Northern Ireland of the situation. | |
| Amnesty has also written to the first and deputy first ministers asking them to raise the issues with the president. | Amnesty has also written to the first and deputy first ministers asking them to raise the issues with the president. |
| Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty's Northern Ireland programme director, said people were concerned about human rights. | Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty's Northern Ireland programme director, said people were concerned about human rights. |
| "Many, many people in Northern Ireland share our concern about the human rights abuses that have been committed in the name of the so-called war on terror," he said. | "Many, many people in Northern Ireland share our concern about the human rights abuses that have been committed in the name of the so-called war on terror," he said. |
| "And while we know there will be various demonstrations during the president's visit on Monday we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight these very serious concerns." | "And while we know there will be various demonstrations during the president's visit on Monday we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight these very serious concerns." |