The German MEP leading the fight against racism in Brussels

Exclusive: Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Germany's first MEP of African origin, talks of her traumatising' encounter with police and her struggle against discrimination in the EU

Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Germany's first member of the European parliament of African origin, came to Brussels to make a difference in tackling all forms of discrimination.

She did not expect to be telling her fellow MEPs she had been the victim of discrimination at the hands of the Belgian police.