UN judge who enslaved fellow Ugandan bags 6 years in jail as UK court takes action, see details

• Ugandan justice Lydia Mugambe has been sentenced to implicit six years successful situation for enslaving a chap Ugandan
• Mugambe exploited the unfortunate portion studying astatine Oxford, forcing her to enactment without pay
• The UK tribunal besides ordered to wage compensation to the unfortunate and banned from contacting her

In a landmark ruling, Lydia Mugambe, a 50-year-old Ugandan nationalist and erstwhile United Nations transgression tribunal judge, has been sentenced to six years and 4 months successful situation for enslaving a chap Ugandan woman.

The case, which has shocked the ineligible community, progressive Mugambe forcing the unfortunate to enactment without wage portion pursuing her PhD successful instrumentality astatine the prestigious University of Oxford.

UK Court Takes Action Against UN Judge Who Enslaved Her Fellow Ugandan
Source: Twitter

The tribunal heard that, successful summation to forced labour, the unfortunate was besides made to supply childcare services for escaped astatine Mugambe’s Oxfordshire location successful the southeast of England.

According to UK law, victims of modern slavery are entitled to lifelong anonymity, and the victim's individuality remains protected.

Mugambe’s manipulation and deceit

Prosecutors revealed that Mugambe exploited her presumption of powerfulness to deceive the victim, a young Ugandan woman, into coming to the UK successful 2022.

She misrepresented the quality of the occupation connected the victim's visa application, which falsely stated that the unfortunate was to enactment arsenic a backstage servant astatine the residence of John Leonard Mugewa, the past Deputy High Commissioner of Uganda to the UK.

Mugambe’s engagement successful the deception was deemed egregious, arsenic she utilized her presumption arsenic a justice and world to manipulate the victim.

The prosecution noted that Mugambe took vantage of the victim’s deficiency of knowing of her rights, forcing her into a concern wherever she was compelled to enactment without compensation.

Charges and conviction

Mugambe was convicted of 4 charges related to modern slavery nether the UK’s Modern Slavery Act.

The charges included arranging oregon facilitating question for exploitation and requiring forced oregon compulsory labour.

Despite denying the charges and claiming that she had ne'er exploited her compatriot, the justice was recovered blameworthy of each counts connected March 13, 2025, and sentenced connected May 2, 2025.

The tribunal besides heard that Mugambe had threatened her unfortunate successful an effort to soundlessness her.

The victim's bravery successful speaking retired and supporting the prosecution was praised, with the prosecution stating that the justice took afloat vantage of the young woman’s susceptible position.

Mugambe ordered to compensate victim

UK Court Takes Action Against UN Judge Who Enslaved Her Fellow Ugandan
Source: Twitter

In summation to her situation sentence, the Oxford Crown Court ordered Mugambe to wage her unfortunate a compensation sum of £12,160 (approximately $16,140 USD).

The compensation is intended to supply the unfortunate with immoderate closure and assistance her successful rebuilding her beingness pursuing the traumatic experience.

The tribunal besides imposed an indefinite restraining order, preventing Mugambe from contacting the unfortunate straight oregon indirectly.

The prosecution expressed anticipation that the court’s determination would assistance the unfortunate regain power of her beingness and find immoderate semblance of justice.

Victim’s fears for her safety

While the ineligible process has concluded, the victim’s conflict is acold from over. The victim, who cannot instrumentality to Uganda for fearfulness of retaliation, has expressed her heavy concerns astir what whitethorn hap to her should she instrumentality to her location country.

The lawsuit has raised superior questions astir the vulnerability of migrant workers and the abuses that tin occur, adjacent wrong the ranks of almighty institutions.

Court takes enactment connected N1bn suit against Buhari

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has struck retired a suit of N1 cardinal against the contiguous past President Muhammadu Buhari and the embattled erstwhile politician of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the proceedings tribunal dismissed the suit, which was implicit the hardship that followed the naira redesign policy.

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck retired quality that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” artifact connected the location leafage and enjoy!

Source: Legit.ng