He was found guilty on 11 counts of war crimes, relating to atrocities that included rape and murder and described by one of the judges as "some of the most heinous crimes in human history".

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It found Taylor guilty on 11 counts of war crimes, relating to atrocities that included rape and murder, and described by one of the judges as "some of the most heinous crimes in human history".

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Gen Ntaganda faces 10 counts of conscripting child soldiers, murder, terrorising communities and using rape as a weapon of war.

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In its landmark ruling in April, the court - set up in 2002 to try those who bore the greatest responsibility for the war in which some 50, 000 people were killed - found Taylor guilty on 11 counts, relating to atrocities that included rape and murder.

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