Former UN Judge Lydia Mugambe Jailed for Enslaving Ugandan Woman in the UK

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Former UN Judge Lydia Mugambe Jailed for Enslaving Ugandan Woman in the UK

 

Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge and former High Court judge in Uganda, has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison after being convicted of exploiting a young Ugandan woman as a domestic slave in Britain. The 50-year-old, who had been studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of multiple charges, including conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel with a view to exploitation, forcing someone to work, and conspiracy to intimidate a witness.

 

The court heard that Mugambe used her elevated legal status to manipulate and control her victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. Despite claiming that she did not bring the woman to the UK, prosecutors established that Mugambe had actively conspired to lure the victim under false pretenses. Once in Britain, the woman was forced to work as Mugambe’s maid and provide unpaid childcare, while being obstructed from securing lawful, paid employment.

 

Mugambe’s conduct was described in court as a calculated abuse of power. “Lydia Mugambe has exploited and abused [the woman], taking advantage of her lack of understanding of her rights to properly paid employment and deceiving her as to the purpose of her coming to the UK,” said Caroline Haughey KC, prosecuting. The court was told that Mugambe intended to obtain someone “to make her life easier and at the least possible cost to herself.”

Lydia Mugambe, a UN & Ugandan judge, has today been convicted of bringing a woman into the country illegally & then forcing her to work as a slave.

Mugambe tried to evade justice by claiming she had diplomatic immunity, which has now been removed 🚫

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— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) March 13, 2025

 

The jury was also presented with footage from Mugambe’s arrest by Thames Valley Police, during which she claimed diplomatic immunity and insisted she was not a criminal. “I didn’t come with her, she asked me because she has worked at my home before, she asked me,” Mugambe told officers. She also emphasized her status as a student, adding that she didn’t need anyone to work for her and stating, “I have a diplomatic passport.”

 

Despite her protests, the court found that Mugambe had deliberately manipulated the young woman and used her authority to strip her of autonomy and dignity. The offences occurred while Mugambe was studying in the UK, but her high-level legal credentials and diplomatic connections did not shield her from prosecution. According to her UN profile, she had been appointed to the organization’s judicial roster in May 2023—just three months after police had been called to her address in Oxfordshire.

 

The court also heard that Mugambe had not acted alone. She conspired with John Leonard Mugerwa, Uganda’s deputy high commissioner, to facilitate the woman’s travel to the UK. Their collaboration was part of a wider effort to control and exploit the victim once she arrived in Britain.

 

Judge sentences reflected the severity of Mugambe’s abuse of trust and position, noting the “most egregious” way in which she had taken advantage of the woman. The conviction marks a stark fall from grace for a once-respected legal figure on the global stage and underscores the seriousness with which UK authorities treat human trafficking and modern slavery offences, regardless of the perpetrator’s status.

 

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UN Judge & Former Columbia Human Rights Fellow Convicted of Human Trafficking & Forced Labor

 

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[BritManToo]

I'm guessing a black woman having a slave won't gather much attention in MSM.

So much for the UN, thought they were supposed to protect people, not use them as slaves!

[JonnyF]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm guessing a black woman having a slave won't gather much attention in MSM.

So much for the UN, thought they were supposed to protect people, not use them as slaves!

 

Yes they will try to bury it.

 

Doesn't fit their agenda. 

[BangkokReady]

52 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm guessing a black woman having a slave won't gather much attention in MSM.

So much for the UN, thought they were supposed to protect people, not use them as slaves!

 

Just like we used to think that the WHO actually cared about people's health, when really they just care about money.

 

Trumps idea of defunding these organisations doesn't seem that bad.  They seem to mostly be about optics.