Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, took “advantage of her status” over her victim by preventing her from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid.
LONDON — A Ugandan judge who served on the United Nations’ International Court of Justice was sentenced Friday to six years and four months in prison for forcing a young woman to work without pay.
Lydia Mugambe, 50, was convicted of four offenses, including two counts under Britain’s Modern Slavery Act, following a trial at Oxford Crown Court.
Mugambe had forced the woman to work for her without pay while she studied at the University of Oxford, prosecutors said. The judge’s sentencing marks a significant case under Britain’s modern slavery laws.
