UN judge forced Ugandan woman to be her slave
14 March 15:50
In the United Kingdom, a judge of one of the United Nations international courts, Lydia Mugabe, was found guilty of forcing a woman to work for her for free.
This was reported by the Associated Press, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
Prosecutors believe that the crime occurred when Mugabe was pursuing a doctorate in law at Oxford University.
With the help of a contact person at the Ugandan High Commission in London, she organized a visa for the woman under the pretext that she would work in a household and a diplomat’s office. When she arrived in the UK, however, she was taken to Mugabe’s home and forced to work as an unpaid nanny and maid, with her passport and visa documents confiscated.
The prosecutor stated that the judge “exploited” and “abused” the Ugandan woman by deceiving her and taking advantage of her lack of understanding of her rights.
The court found that Mugambe wanted to “get someone who would make her life easier with the least possible loss to herself.” At the same time, she denied that she had forced the Ugandan woman to do housework and said that she had always treated her “with love, care and patience.”
However, the young woman told the court that she felt “lonely” and “stuck” because she was restricted from working elsewhere. She eventually turned to a friend for help, after which the police intervened.
The judge found her guilty of conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel for exploitation, forced labor, and conspiracy to intimidate a witness. She will be sentenced in early May.
