legal sentencing

  • Mother Receives Life Sentence For Trafficking Missing Six-Year-Old Daughter Joshlin Smith In South Africa

    A South African court has handed down life sentences to Racquel “Kelly” Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and associate Steveno van Rhyn for the human trafficking and kidnapping of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, The little girl disappeared from her home in February 2024 and has not been found. The three were each sentenced to life imprisonment…

  • UN Judge Convicted of Modern Slavery Offenses in UK, Faces Life In Prison

    Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge and Ugandan High Court justice, has been convicted of multiple offenses under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015. The 49-year-old was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel for exploitation, forcing an individual to work, and conspiracy to…