« Du sang sénégalais à l’ONU » : Horizon sans frontières s’insurge contre la candidature de Macky Sall
The issue is generating considerable discussion in Dakar and diplomatic circles. The potential appointment of former president Macky Sall as Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) is causing unease. It is encountering fierce resistance, both within the new regime—which is reluctant to support his candidacy—and in civil society.
For the NGO Horizon Sans Frontières, electing Macky Sall to head the global institution would be a betrayal of the fundamental values of peace, justice, and the protection of human rights that the UN is supposed to embody. Indeed, in a press release entitled "Macky Sall's Candidacy: Senegalese Blood at the UN," the organization asserts that this "raises serious concerns about respect for the fundamental values of the United Nations."
However, continues the president of HSF, Boubacar Sèye, "the recent history of Senegal under the regime of Macky Sall blatantly contradicts these principles."
Recalling that the role of the UN Secretary-General is not simply diplomatic in that he symbolizes global ethics and the universal defense of human rights, Sèye asserts that "Macky Sall's candidacy, given his national record, tarnishes the image of the UN" which may lose its "credibility with the people".
According to Boubacar Sèye, Macky Sall's responsibility in the violent repression of political events (2021-2024) speaks against him. "Under Macky Sall's presidency, numerous reports from international and local organizations document arbitrary arrests, prolonged detentions, and torture of Senegalese citizens. State violence, whether directed against peaceful demonstrators, political opponents, or journalists, represents a direct violation of human rights," he fumes.
Therefore, the president of HSF insists: "allowing such a leader to run for the leadership of the United Nations sends a dangerous signal: that repression can coexist with international legitimacy."
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