The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged world leaders to deal with racial abuse and discrimination, which he described as a crime against humanity.
He called global leaders to institute a new universal declaration to eliminate this canker.
He believes racism results in the degradation of human beings.
He made the comment during a speech at the Emancipation Day celebration in Trinidad and Tobago.
“What is emancipation when the descendants of the emancipator’s slaves still cannot walk the streets of the greatest nations on earth free from fear for their lives?” He asked.
“What is emancipation for George Floyd, Steve Lawrence and the endless line of our descendants who have fallen to the feet of racial bigotry across Europe and the United States?”
“I believe, therefore, that over 180 years after the emancipation act, it is time for a universal effort to give meaning to emancipation and invite our leaders to pursue the proclamation of the new universal declaration against racial discrimination into a crime against humanity,” he said.
In his speech, Otumfou also entreated Africans and people of colour to stand up against what he described as an attempt to relegate the black race to the background.