UN judge guilty of forcing woman to work as slave
A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took advantage of her status" over her victim by preventing her from holding down steady employment while forcing her to work as her maid and provide childcare for free.
Lydia Mugambe: UN judge convicted of forcing woman to work as slave in UK
Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe prevented the woman from holding down steady employment and forced her to work as her maid and provide childcare for free.
UN judge 'exploited and abused' Ugandan woman she kept as enslaved while in UK
Mugambe was appointed to the UN's judicial roster in May 2023, three months after police were called to her address in Oxfordshire, according to her UN profile page.
Ugandan High Court Judge convicted of immigration and modern slavery offences
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a Ugandan High Court Judge and a UN Criminal Tribunal Judge has been convicted of immigration and modern slavery offences in Oxfordshire. Mugambe will be sentenced at the same court on 2 May.
UN judge from Uganda convicted in UK of forcing woman into slavery
A British jury on Thursday convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe made the Ugandan woman work as her maid and provide childcare for free.
UN judge 'exploited and abused' young woman she forced to work as slave in UK
Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, 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 following a trial at Oxford Crown Court.
Ugandan UN judge convicted in UK after 'slavery' trial
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was convicted in UK on Thursday (March 13) of forcing a young woman to work as a slave while she studied for a PhD at Oxford University. Lydia Mugambe was appointed in 2023 to be a judge of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals,
Footage shows UN judge claiming ‘immunity’ to police before slavery conviction
A United Nations judge who forced a young woman to work as her slave told police “I even have immunity”, as they arrested her at her home, bodycam footage shows. Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found to have taken “advantage of her status” over her victim in the “most egregious way”,
'Justice served' to UN judge on slavery charges
A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, "took advantage of her status" over her victim in the "most egregious way" by preventing her from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and to provide childcare for free.
UN judge studying at Oxford kept young woman as a slave
A United Nations judge studying at the University of Oxford “exploited and abused” a young Ugandan woman she kept as a slave in Britain.
Moment UN judge stunned by her arrest for forcing woman into slavery
Footage shows UN judge Lydia Mugambe stunned before her arrest for forcing woman into slavery charges. Now convicted, prosecutors say Mugambe abused her status, preventing the victim from working and forcing her into unpaid maid and childcare.
UN judge Lydia Mugambe convicted of forcing young woman to become her slave
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Columbia University Human Rights Fellow Convicted For Having A Slave
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UK court convicts Justice Mugambe of modern slavery
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Jury retired in modern slavery trial to consider verdicts
The jury has retired to deliberate on their verdicts in a modern slavery trial in Oxford. Lydia Mugambe, a UN criminal ...