Uganda’s UN judge convicted of slavery in UK

A British jury last week convicted a UN judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the UK, reports Voice of America. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe made the Ugandan woman work as her maid and provide childcare for free. Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of Oxford when the offences occurred. Prosecution lawyer Caroline Haughey told jurors during the trial that Mugambe ‘exploited and abused’ the victim, deceiving her into coming to the UK and taking advantage of her lack of understanding of her rights. Mugambe denied the charges. Jurors at Oxford Crown Court convicted her on all four charges she faced, including an immigration offence, forcing someone to work and conspiracy to intimidate a witness. She is due to be sentenced on 2 May . According to her UN profile page, Mugambe was appointed to one of the global body's international courts in May 2023.

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