Ugandan High court Judge Lydia Mugambe has been found guilty of modern slavery by the Oxford Crown Court for illegally bringing a housemaid to the UK and refusing to pay her for her services. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 2 and faces life imprisonment.

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.

Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, was found guilty on Thursday 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 following a trial at Oxford Crown Court.

Lydia Mugambe, a U.N. judge of the mechanism, allegedly tricked another Ugandan woman to come to the United Kingdom and work for her as a slave.

Police footage showed her expressing disbelief as officers informed her of the charges. She insisted she had diplomatic immunity and denied any wrongdoing.

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took advantage of her status" over her victim by preventing her from holding down steady employment while forcing her to work as her maid and provide childcare for free.

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.

Mugambe was appointed to the UN's judicial roster in May 2023, three months after police were called to her address in Oxfordshire, according to her UN profile page.