Amnesty urges action to ensure we are not party to human rights abuses

I WOULD just like to correct the record following your report (March 16) on Amnesty International’s report exposing the CIA’s secret prison network and the involvement of Shannon airport in the international network of torture and enforced disappearances.

Contrary to what appeared in the piece, there is no evidence that Mr al Maqtari was taken through Shannon airport and Amnesty International has not claimed such.

However, this does not mean we can ignore Ireland’s involvement in the renditions programme.