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.

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.

Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe prevented the woman from holding down steady employment and forced her to work as her maid and provide childcare for free.

A British jury on Thursday 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 made the Ugandan woman work as her maid and provide childcare for free.

A United Nations judge who forced a young woman to work as her slave told police “I even have immunity”, as they arrested her at her home, bodycam footage shows. Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found to have taken “advantage of her status” over her victim in the “most egregious way”,