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7/10/2025, 12:26:19 AM
>Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International's Northern Ireland director, has described the bonfire as a 'vile, dehumanising act that fuels hatred and racism'.
>He said: 'It cruelly mocks the suffering of people who risk everything to flee war, persecution, and hardship in search of safety.
>'Beyond being morally reprehensible, it incites hostility toward already marginalised and vulnerable communities.
>'Amnesty International urges the authorities to ensure its immediate removal and calls on the PSNI to investigate and hold those responsible to account.
>'A clear and unequivocal message must be sent that xenophobia and incitement to hatred have no place in our society.'
>He said: 'It cruelly mocks the suffering of people who risk everything to flee war, persecution, and hardship in search of safety.
>'Beyond being morally reprehensible, it incites hostility toward already marginalised and vulnerable communities.
>'Amnesty International urges the authorities to ensure its immediate removal and calls on the PSNI to investigate and hold those responsible to account.
>'A clear and unequivocal message must be sent that xenophobia and incitement to hatred have no place in our society.'
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