UK court convicts Justice Mugambe of modern slavery charges
Justice Mugambe, 49, also a High Court judge in Uganda, was found guilty 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.
Oxford modern slavery: High court judge found GUILTY
A Ugandan High Court Judge has been found guilty of illegally bringing a young girl to the UK to be her unpaid housemaid.
Ugandan UN judge convicted in Britain after 'slavery' trial
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was convicted in Britain on Thursday 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 U.
UN judge guilty of forcing woman to work as slave
The 49-year-old, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, was found guilty of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel with a view to exploitation,
UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery
A British jury has 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 forced the Ugandan woman to wo
UN judge convicted of forcing worker to be slave
A U.N. judge from Uganda was convicted by a British jury of forcing a woman to work as a slave. Lydia Mugambe, who was appointed as a U.N. judge of the mechanism in 2023, allegedly tricked another Ugandan woman to come to the United Kingdom and work for her as a maid and child care
'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 smug UN judge boasts 'I have immunity' when being arrested in UK for 'forcing young woman to work as her slave'
A United Nations judge has been arrested and convicted for forcing a young woman to work for her as a slave in Britain. Lydia Mugambe, 49, said she had “immunity” when Thames Valley Police officers entered her home and arrested her under the Modern Slavery Act.
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High court judge approval for assisted dying cases scrapped by MPs
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In the dock: High Wycombe dangerous driver damaged cars
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UK: JSO judgment shows anti-protest laws must be 'revised immediately'
We are in danger of having laws that only allow for protests that don't bother anybody, and that treat peaceful protest worse than many violent offences.
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MPs vote to scrap High Court judge requirement in assisted dying bill
A requirement for a High Court judge to approve assisted dying cases has been scrapped ... Andrew Copson, the chief executive of Humanists UK, also welcomed the amendment as "good news".
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UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases
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