The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has warmly welcomed today’s European Parliament’s decision to call for a Dáil inquiry into Ireland’s collusion in the practice of rendition (unlawful prisoner transfers).

The European Parliament today approved a report accusing Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy and other EU nations of turning a blind eye to CIA flights transporting terror suspects to secret prisons overseas in an apparent breach of EU human rights standards.

European Union politicians clashed today over a report accusing the Republic of Ireland, Britain, Germany, Italy and other EU countries of turning a blind eye to CIA flights transporting terror suspects to clandestine detention centres.

The Irish Government is strongly criticised in an official report on the alleged transportation of terrorist suspects on CIA flights of rendition.