Amnesty International congratulates Cork City councillors and the people of Cork as a motion declaring Cork City a ‘Rendition-Free Zone’ is passed by a majority at Cork City Hall.

Last year Derry City Council became the first local authority on the island of Ireland to declare its local airport free of rendition flights. (really? they don’t check their planes either)

http://www.youghalonline.com/2008/09/10/cork-city-is-de…zone/

“While there is no evidence that Cork airport has facilitated the US government’s renditions programme as part of the ‘war on terror’, this motion holds immense symbolic value and shows Cork City Council’s solidarity with the victims of this illegal programme” (sounds exactly like what the government have been saying all along, distancing then decrying).

what if shannon town council declared shannon airport rendition free because ‘ nobody has brought them evidence’ when its the authorities job to check the planes, now i presume the council don’t have any authority over the cork airport, but they are still part of the establishment that lets the torture and kidnap agents and pilots through this country. why let them off the hook?

it just gives me more of the impression that amnesty is merely about letting ‘pillars of community’ look like they give a **** about human rights without actually doing anything.

which councillors brought this forward and who voted for and against?