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face in Somalia and that the deportation measure was not disproportionate to the danger he
poses to the Canadian public (paragraph 4 (3) of the Views).
8.
It is the duty of States to host and protect refugees and the right of refugees to be
hosted and protected. But this right must be deserved and it is unacceptable for a refugee to
act as a criminal in a host state. In rejecting the communication on its merits, the
Committee should have taken these essential considerations into account in its Views.
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