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| NI 'should take Guantanamo freed' | NI 'should take Guantanamo freed' |
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| Northern Ireland should offer to take some prisoners freed from Guantanamo Bay by US president Barack Obama, Amnesty International has said. | Northern Ireland should offer to take some prisoners freed from Guantanamo Bay by US president Barack Obama, Amnesty International has said. |
| Amnesty called on First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to offer to help. | Amnesty called on First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to offer to help. |
| Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty NI director, said Ireland had already agreed to take a small number of freed prisoners. | Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty NI director, said Ireland had already agreed to take a small number of freed prisoners. |
| "Northern Ireland is accustomed to asking the US for assistance with our political problems," Mr Corrigan said. | "Northern Ireland is accustomed to asking the US for assistance with our political problems," Mr Corrigan said. |
| "The first and deputy first minister should now assist President Obama in his moves to close the camp by offering humanitarian protection to vulnerable prisoners who need a place to go." | "The first and deputy first minister should now assist President Obama in his moves to close the camp by offering humanitarian protection to vulnerable prisoners who need a place to go." |
| He pointed to the considerable experience Northern Ireland had with prisoner release and reintegration following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. | He pointed to the considerable experience Northern Ireland had with prisoner release and reintegration following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. |
| Some 60 men are said to be at risk of torture or persecution if returned to their home countries. | Some 60 men are said to be at risk of torture or persecution if returned to their home countries. |
| Mr Corrigan said Northern Ireland would be following the lead of the Republic. | Mr Corrigan said Northern Ireland would be following the lead of the Republic. |
| Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said Ireland would take "a proportionate amount, a small number" of freed prisoners. | Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said Ireland would take "a proportionate amount, a small number" of freed prisoners. |
| Mr Corrigan said people needed to be very clear about the prisoners that he was talking about. | Mr Corrigan said people needed to be very clear about the prisoners that he was talking about. |
| "They are not suspects of any kind. These men, approximately 60 in number, have been cleared for release," he added. | "They are not suspects of any kind. These men, approximately 60 in number, have been cleared for release," he added. |
| Those that remained in captivity were from countries like China and Uzbekistan and could not be sent home because of the human rights record of those countries, he said. | Those that remained in captivity were from countries like China and Uzbekistan and could not be sent home because of the human rights record of those countries, he said. |