UN judge ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules

Lydia Mugambe was studying for a law PhD at the University of Oxford at the time of the charges brought against her. Photograph: HNP Newsdesk/Hyde News & Pictures Ltd

A UN judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave who she “exploited and abused”.

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took “advantage of her status” over the 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 without payment, prosecutors said.