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RECOMMENDATION

OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

CommDH/Rec(2001)1

CONCERNING

the rights of aliens wishing to enter a Council of Europe member State and the enforcement of expulsion orders

I. Rights of aliens on their arrival at the border of a member State

1. Everyone has the right, on arrival at the border of a member State, to be treated with respect for his or her human dignity rather than automatically considered to be a criminal or guilty of fraud.

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