Carstairs is a 25-year member of Canada's parliament, and president of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
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Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the IPU conference, Carstairs named Eritrea,Burma, Afghanistan and Israel as among the violators.
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She says the IPU prides itself on being what she called a 'talking shop', and does not impose penalties on countries accused of violating parliamentarians' rights.