Norwegian mass killer begins a second attempt to sue the state for an alleged breach of human rights

By MARK LEWIS
Associated Press

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik has launched his second attempt at suing the state by accusing the Justice Department of breaching his human rights. Breivik murdered 77 people in a far-right terror attack in 2011. He claims that prison isolation since he was jailed in 2012 amounts to inhumane punishment under the European Convention on Human Rights. He failed in a similar attempt in 2016 and 2017 when his appeal was ultimately rejected by the European Court of Justice. But his lawyer says the additional years in solitary confinement and the faltering mental health of his client means he should have more contact with other inmates. Breivik launched his second attempt to sue the state on Monday.