UN Watch report scrutinizes Macky Sall's record as a candidate for UN Secretary-General
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UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights organization, has published a critical analysis of the six candidates vying for the position of the tenth United Nations Secretary-General. The report, released on July 21, scrutinizes the records of Rafael Grossi, Rebeca Grynspan, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Mar铆a Fernanda Espinosa, Michelle Bachelet, and Macky Sall. The organization highlights former Senegalese President Macky Sall's twelve-year tenure, citing repression of demonstrations, imprisonment of journalists, and detention of opposition leaders, which UN Watch deems "seriously problematic." They question his ability to defend fundamental freedoms if appointed to lead the UN, noting allegations of protester deaths, arbitrary detentions by Senegalese security forces, and arrests of journalists and opponents during his presidency. The report also points out that Sall's candidacy was initially put forward by Burundi, then the acting president of the African Union, a move that lacked unanimous support among AU member states due to concerns about transparency. UN Watch also notes Sall is the only candidate not from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, a region typically favored for the role due to an informal regional rotation principle. However, on July 20, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially announced Dakar's support for Sall's candidacy, a reversal from Senegal's previous stance. The report also criticizes the other five candidates: Rafael Grossi for
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