The family of a Uganda United Nations judge found guilty of a charge of modern slavery, blaming her conviction on “cultural differences” in Britain.
Lydia Mugambe, 49, regarded her victim as “unpaid skivvy” and used the “most shocking way” of women, who heard yesterday that it was a unanimous verdict.
When the victim told friends about the abuse, authorities were first told of the crime, which later reported the crime to the police.
Mugambe was studying for her PhD in law at Oxford University after being arrested at her home in Kiddlington, Oxfordshire, last year, insisting that the victim “requested” to work for her.
“I am a judge in our country. I even have immunity. I’m not a criminal. I have a diplomatic passport.
But today, a close family member living in Kampala tells about the “cultural differences” between life in the UK compared to the East African nation.
Family members who asked to remain anonymous said: “The culture in Britain and the culture in Africa are different.”
‘In Africa, you may have three different generations in the same house. It won’t happen here. This is the difference I’m talking about. We all help each other.
Relatives claimed Mugambe had known the victim for 17 years and took her to the street before providing her with a house and a paid job.
“We have known her for so long in our lives. “She didn’t bring her to slavery, she was here because she wanted her own life,” she said.
Lydia is a UN judge and she is a humanitarian who opposes all these things she is accused of. She has helped so many people, so many families.
“The judgment here is really disappointing, saying she feels false about the allegation.”
Yesterday, at Oxford Crown Court, Mugambe was found guilty of promoting travel to exploit, forcing someone to work, commissioning violations of British immigration laws and conspiracy to intimidate witnesses.
In Thames Valley police were warned that the woman was detained by Mugambe at her residence on Brasenose Drive, a rented property, and neighbors said she had only lived for a short time.
When confronted with her crime on February 10, 2023, the UN judge told officials: “I am a judge of my country. I even have immunity. I am not a criminal. I have a diplomatic passport.
“I came from a student. I don’t need anyone to work for me. “She added. “I didn’t go with her, she asked me. Because she used to work at my house.
Relatives said the victim’s tuition was paid by Mugambe before starting working for the family 10 years ago.
Emotional family members claim that the victim was abused for asylum.
“This girl has been in our family for a long time and then came here to say she was a slave because it was so unjust to give her shelter and put my sister in jail,” the woman said.
Courts and juries, cultural differences and everything that happens. They did not conduct any investigations. They just concluded that this is because of the difference in state between the two of them.
Lydia has known this girl for 17 years. It not only happened. Lydia takes the young girl from the street to her house to work and helps the children at home.
“Now she took her to a home to get her education and return to school. She paid for tuition at Uganada and invited her to expand her education here.
“But then she thought she could stay and do something, and that’s what happened.”
Mugambe was on the dock at Oxford Crown Court yesterday, prosecutors used the victim to blow her up in the “most shocking way.”
She is considered a charge of conspiracy to promote violations of British immigration laws.
Prosecutor Caroline Haughey KC told the juror: “Lydia Mugambe took advantage of her coming to the UK by taking advantage of her lack of the right to pay for her right to work and defrauding her purpose.”
Jurors accepted the case of prosecutors, where Mugambe and Uganda Deputy High Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa had “illegal stupidity” with Uganda Deputy Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa, who conspired to arrange for young women to come to the UK.
The prosecutor said the two participated in a “very dishonest” trade-off, and Mr. Mugwa arranged for the Uganda High Commissioner’s Committee to sponsor the woman’s entry into the UK.
Mugambe’s trial heard that her intention was to “get someone, make your life easier, at least, possibly make your own costs easier”.
She denied forcing young Ugandan women to do housework and said she “always” treat her with love, caring and patience.
Mugambe’s young woman tricked her into coming to the UK, with limited hours of work, she had not previously named it for legal reasons, and she used to feel that she was “lonely” and “stuck”.
Ms. Hoshi said: “Lydia Mugambe exploited and abused the victim – taking advantage of her lack of the right to understand herself to get a proper salary and deceived her for her purpose in coming to the UK.
“After her arrival, she worked for Ms. Mugambe from the beginning without avoiding it and acting as a “maid” and child care staff to regain her “life”.
“Deprived her of the freedom to choose her own works and control her ID files, she was invisible to Eldia Mugambe.
“If there is any doubt about this, it can be deleted at the moment when the victim challenged the defendant’s authority and tried to control her ID file, and she was threatened to return to Uganda.
“A young woman brought abuse to facilitate Mugam’s life, but was abused, and abused by Lydia Mugambe.
