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Ugandan rebel commander found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, enters the court room of the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands. [Reuters]

A former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army was convicted on Thursday of dozens of crimes, including widespread rape, sexual enslavement, child abductions, torture and murder, including killings of babies.

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