France tells Philippines' Duterte: human rights important
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The statement released by the French embassy followed Duterte's assessment of the judicial system in France on Monday as he defended his controversial war on drugs that has claimed thousands of lives.
"We have to point out that, as in the Philippines, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty is at the core of the French judicial system, based on the principles enshrined in the French Declaration of Human and Civic Rights of August 26, 1789," the statement said.
