witness intimidation

  • How the Murder-for-Hire of 13-Year-Old Donnisha Hill Exposed Systemic Failures in Protecting Child Witnesses

    The 1990 murder-for-hire case of 13-year-old Donnisha Hill remains one of the most chilling examples of how the legal system can fail its most vulnerable witnesses — and why gaps in child protection continue to demand urgent reform. Hill, a Texas middle school student, was scheduled to testify against a man accused of sexually assaulting…

  • 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…