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| May 20, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Bangkok Post)

Byline: Anjira Assavanonda

Hina Jilani, the special representative of the United Nations secretary-general on human rights, now in the country, says she is not here to look into extra-judicial killings.

Her task was to examine the situation of human rights defenders and enhance the protection of their rights.

``My mission is to deal with the roles of human rights defenders, and their ability to raise the issues is certainly my mandate,'' said Ms Jilani.

A previous visit fixed in February was postponed with the government saying it was too busy to meet her.

The government's three-month crackdown on…

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