CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 26 mars 2026

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”). THE LAW    Joinder of the applications Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.    Complaints under Article 3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) Having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that for the reasons stated below, the present applications are inadmissible. The applicants complained principally of the inadequate conditions of their detention. They relied on Article 3 of the Convention. The Government argued that the applicants had failed to exhaust the available effective remedies for their complaints about the inadequate conditions of their detention, as the complaint with the judge responsible for supervising the deprivation of liberty ( plângerea în fața judecătorului de supraveghere a privării de libertate ), provided for by Article 56 of Law   no.   254/2013, had become an effective remedy for grievances similar to those of the applicants. The Court recalls that in Văscăuțanu v. Romania (dec.), no.   10120/23, §§   47–59, 18 November 2025, it held that the remedy, which consists of lodging a complaint with the judge responsible for supervising the deprivation of liberty ( plângerea în fața judecătorului de supraveghere a privării de libertate ), provided for by Article 56 of   no. 254/2013, constituted, as of 6   April 2023, an effective remedy enabling individuals who allege that they are being held in inadequate conditions of detention to put an end to their situation that they denounced as being contrary to Article 3 of the Convention. In light of all the material in its possession, the Court observes that the applicants, who allege that they are being held in inadequate conditions of detention, did not indicate that they pursued the available remedy before the domestic courts (see Văscăuțanu , cited above, §   65). Therefore, their applications must be dismissed for failure to exhaust domestic remedies. The Government also invoked other grounds of inadmissibility to argue that the present applications must be rejected. Since it has already upheld the Government’s objection on the non ‑ exhaustion of domestic remedies, the Court does not consider it necessary to examine further the other arguments raised by the Government. In view of the above, the Court finds that the applicants’ complaints concerning the periods set out in the appended table must be rejected for failure to exhaust the domestic remedy laid down in Article 56 of Law   no.   254/2013, in accordance with Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 16 April 2026.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Anne Louise Bormann   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Facility Start and end date Duration     32486/22 31/10/2022 Ioan-Sorin BUJOREAN 1977   Botoșani, Iași, Arad, Oradea, Timișoara and Găești Prisons 23/07/2015 pending More than 10 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 28 day(s)     33750/22 14/09/2022 Cătălin-Nicolae CERBU 1980   Baia Mare County Police Station, Gherla and Oradea Prisons 10/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 10 day(s)     33939/22 07/09/2022 Alexandru-Radu-Cristian MECLEŞ 1997   Gherla and Oradea Prisons 26/06/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 25 day(s)     34736/22 08/08/2022 Adrian-Ionuţ VĂDUVA 1988   Giurgiu and Jilava Prisons 24/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 27 day(s)     35966/22 23/08/2022 Robert SCHIFIRNEŢ 1979   Arad, Codlea, Miercurea-Ciuc and Jilava Prisons 28/05/2003 pending More than 22 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 23 day(s)     37264/22 30/08/2022 Alexandru-Cătălin MOISE 1993   Teleorman County Police Station, Giurgiu and Jilava Prisons 07/04/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 13 day(s)         37269/22 22/08/2022 Virgil DOBRE 1979   Craiova, Târgu Jiu and Pelendava Prisons 19/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 1 day(s)     37285/22 29/08/2022 Cornel BURCIU 1984   Rahova and Craiova Prisons 11/12/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 9 day(s)     38149/22 18/07/2022 Titi Viorel POPA 1983   Giurgiu and Mărgineni Prisons 01/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 19 day(s)   38329/22 09/11/2022 Irina-Ana PUŞCAŞ 1987   Gherla Prison 08/10/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 12 day(s)   38342/22 29/08/2022 Gheorghe MARIAN 1971   Poarta Albă, Jilava, Rahova, Focșani, Galați, Colibași, Slobozia, Tulcea, Iași, Arad Prisons; Buzău Arrest Center, Jilava, Rahova and Poarta Albă Prison Hospitals 22/01/2021 pending More than 5 year(s) and 29 day(s)   38620/22 05/12/2022 Ionuţ LINGURAR-PINTI 1983   Arad, Aiud, Giurgiu, Mărgineni, Codlea, Miercurea Ciuc and Timișoara Prisons 01/01/2012 pending More than 14 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 19 day(s)   38924/22 22/09/2022 Gheorghe CHISĂLĂU 1950   Bacău, Aiud, Botoșani and Vaslui Prisons 28/02/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 23 day(s)   39529/22 12/09/2022 Gheorghe-Daniel NEAGOE 1985   Craiova and Aiud Prisons 13/08/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 7 day(s)   40659/22 06/12/2022 Ovidiu NUNUCĂ 1981   Iasi, Bacau and Botosani Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 26/02/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 25 day(s)   40744/22 01/10/2022 Nicolae ADUMITROAIE 1978   Arad and Iași Police Stations; Arad, Timișoara, Jilava, Rahova, Iași, Galați, Codlea, Bacău, Giurgiu, Focșani, Craiova, Slobozia, Botoșani; Mioveni Prison Hospital 11/11/1999 pending More than 26 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 9 day(s)   40884/22 28/10/2022 Gabriel-Antoniu BAKAI 1976   Aiud Prison 01/01/2020 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 19 day(s)   48289/22 27/09/2022 Mihai CÎMPINA 1977   Poarta Albă, Tulcea, Deva and Jilava Prisons 28/09/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 23 day(s)   48866/22 23/02/2023 Ioan-Sorin OCNEAN 1995   Gherla, Aiud and Deva Prisons 28/03/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 23 day(s)   51864/22 26/04/2023 Andrei-Cosmin ENE 1993   Craiova and Pelendava Prisons 14/11/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 6 day(s)