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UN judge deceived woman to work as slave while studying, court told

Feb 18, 2025

London [UK], February 18: A United Nations criminal tribunal judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.
The UN judge is accused of taking "advantage of her status" over her alleged victim in the "most egregious way" by preventing the young Ugandan woman from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and to provide childcare for free.
Prosecutors allege that from the outset, the UN judge, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, had the intention of "obtaining someone to make her life easier and at the least possible cost to herself."
The 49-year-old is also accused of attempting to "intimidate" her alleged victim into dropping the case. Oxford Crown Court heard that the UN judge told police she had "diplomatic immunity," through her work as a judge in Uganda and at the UN, when she was cautioned for witness intimidation, and that she could not be arrested. (PA Media/dpa)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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