Lydia Mugambe: UN judge who forced woman to work as slave jailed for more than six years
- Lydia Mugambe, a 50-year-old Ugandan High Court and UN judge, was sentenced on May 2, 2025, at Oxford Crown Court for enslaving a young Ugandan woman in Kidlington, UK.
- The abuse followed a scheme where Mugambe and Ugandan deputy high commissioner John Mugerwa conspired to fraudulently bring the woman to the UK on a visa sponsored by the embassy.
- The victim was forced to work unpaid as a maid and nanny while prevented from steady employment, and faced intimidation efforts to drop legal charges.
- Judge David Foxton called the exploitation the "most egregious way" and stated Mugambe showed "absolutely no remorse" while the victim reported living in constant fear and feeling "lonely" and "stuck."
- Mugambe's conviction under the Modern Slavery Act highlights abuse of power and prompted calls for other victims to come forward, emphasizing that modern slavery remains underreported.
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