Taylor found guilty of some war crimes
A UN-backed Sierra Leone court has convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes.
Taylor was charged with murder, rape, conscripting child soldiers and sexual slavery during intertwined wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, in which more than 50,000 people were killed.
The court found him guilty of only some of the charges.
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Profile: Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor is a former warlord-turned-president. He led a rebel group to that fought to overthrow the government of Liberia in 1997.