Winnie Byanyima speaks out on racism

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UNAIDS Executive Director condemned the racist discrimination by police in Geneva, Switzerland where she stays.

Byanyima was out on a walk when police descended on her to restrict her movements. In a tweet that went viral, she complained about abuse over three years. “Security constantly target me just for exercising in our park.

Today he called the cops on me who rudely stopped my workout. The cops treated me like an intruder in my own space,” she posted. Twitter users rushed to post messages of solidarity to Byanyima who has held high profile positions in the last two decades.