A U.N. court today convicted a former Rwandan militia leader of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison. Georges Rutaganda was vice president of the Interahamwe militia, which, together with the army and security forces, led the 1994 mass murder of Rwanda’s minority Tutsis. Rutaganda is the sixth Rwandan to be convicted of genocide by the Tanzania-based tribunal and the fourth to be sentenced to life in prison, the maximum penalty allowed under court rules. Rutaganda was convicted on three of eight counts of genocide and crimes against humanity and violations of the Geneva Conventions. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.