Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Murderer, Wins Human Rights Case

An anonymous reader writes: Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has won part of his lawsuit against the state over his solitary confinement in a high-security prison, the Oslo district court ruled on Wednesday. Breivik, who killed 77 people in a shooting rampage and bombing attack in 2011 (the country's worst acts of violence since the second world war), was served with "inhuman or degrading treatment," the court found, adding that his conditions must be eased. The court said that the prison violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Brevik had noted that "solitary confinement, as well as frequent strip searches and the fact that he was often handcuffed while moving between cells, violated his human rights." The court, in addition, also ordered the government to pay legal costs of roughly $40,600 for the right-wing extremist. The Guardian reports, "Although Breivik is detained in a three-cell complex where he can play video games, watch TV and exercise, judge Helen Andenaes Sekulic of the Oslo district court ruled that the Norwegian state had broken article 3 of the convention. The prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment "represents a fundamental value in a democratic society", she said in a written decision. "This applies no matter what -- also in the treatment of terrorists and killers."

Comments

Go ahead and commit suicide Europe

[CajunArson]

Since the summary has no specifics as to what this horrible treatment actually entailed, here you go:

Breivik, who made a Nazi salute on the opening day of the proceedings but later said he had renounced violence and compared himself to Nelson Mandela, also said isolation was having a negative impact on his health, and complained about the quality of the prison food â" including microwaved meals that he described as âoeworse than water-boardingâ â" and having to eat with plastic cutlery.

Yeah, go ahead and commit suicide Europe.

Re:Hooray for Norway!

[Brett Buck]

Possibly. The fact that he is still walking around healthy, warm, and well-fed is certainly cruel and inhuman treatment for the victims families.

Re:Why to everyone's dismay?

[jedidiah]

Pretty much.

The French have the right idea in this case. There's no reason to pamper this monster and give him a lifestyle potentially better than law abiding citizens.