UK- Lydia Mugambe, 49, UN judge studying for a PhD in law @ the University of Oxford, convicted of forcing a young woman to work as slave, March '25

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UN judge studying at Oxford kept young woman as a slave

Lydia Mugambe tricked Ugandan victim into coming to Britain

www.telegraph.co.uk

'Lydia Mugambe was found guilty in a case in which prosecutors said involved a ‘very dishonest’ trade-off with the Ugandan deputy high commissioner Credit: HNP Newsdesk/Hyde News & Pictures Ltd

A United Nations judge studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave.

Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, took “advantage of her status” by preventing the woman from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid.'

''Oxford Crown Court had heard Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, worked with John Leonard Mugerwa, the Ugandan deputy high commissioner, to arrange for the young woman to come to the UK.

Caroline Haughey KC, prosecuting, told jurors during the trial: “On her arrival, she was made to work for Ms Mugambe from the very start, unremunerated and acting as maid and for child care to give Ms Mugambe back her life''.

 

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"Mugambe was found guilty on Thursday of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel with a view to exploitation, forcing someone to work, and conspiracy to intimidate a witness."

It will be interesting to see what sentence she will receive for these disgusting crimes and whether she'll be allowed to remain in the UK. Also, I wonder if she'll be able to retain her roles as a UN judge and as a Ugandan High Court judge in the light of her convictions.

 

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UN judge jailed in UK after forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe stopped young Ugandan woman holding down steady job and made her work as her maid, court told

www.theguardian.com

6 years and 4 months.