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Mass Murderer Breivik Loses Human Rights Appeal

The rights of mass murderer Anders Bering Breivik have not been violated by his treatment in a Norwegian prison, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, March 1. The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had said...

by LibertiesEU
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The rights of mass murderer Anders Bering Breivik have not been violated by his treatment in a Norwegian prison, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, March 1. The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had said Breivik was being kept in inhumane conditions. Breivik had argued in court that being kept in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day breached his human rights, but the appeals court disagreed, saying he "is not, and has not, been subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment." The right-wing extremist killed 77 people in and around Oslo in July 2011.

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