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 Law 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     33382/21 30/07/2021 Ioan-Cristian SUCIU 1984   Timiș County Police Station; Timișoara, Arad, Gherla and Aiud Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 18/07/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 30 day(s)     458/22 25/02/2022 Marian-Gheorghiţă AMARIEI 1977   Miercurea-Ciuc, Aiud and Codlea Prisons 26/02/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 18 day(s)     479/22 20/12/2021 Bogdan ISTRATE 1989   Mioveni Prison 29/09/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 15 day(s)     783/22 14/03/2022 Abdrabou Abdelnaser Ali MOHAMED 1987   Târgoviște Police Station; Mărgineni and Giugiu Prisons 29/04/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 15 day(s)     834/22 23/02/2022 Lucian-Petrişor BADEA 1987   Jilava, Poarta Albă, Mioveni, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Timișoara and Giurgiu Prisons, Poarta Albă Prison Hospital 19/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 25 day(s)     1081/22 15/02/2022 Pavel TITTI 1984   Arad, Oradea, Satu-Mare, Aiud, Jilava Prisons 13/03/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s)     4062/22 31/12/2021 Petru NICĂI 1981   Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Iaşi Prisons 13/02/2021 pending More than 5 year(s)     4991/22 16/03/2022 George BĂRBULESCU 1986   Slobozia, Giurgiu, Tulcea Prisons; Jilava Prison Hospital 23/09/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 21 day(s)     5654/22 04/02/2022 Viorel-Gheorghe PÎRVULESCU 1983   Poarta Albă and Slobozia Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s)   6776/22 03/05/2022 Stefan HAMZA 1985   Oradea, Satu Mare and Baia Mare Prisons 13/12/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s)   7114/22 08/03/2022 Nicușor-Dumitru GEORGESCU 1991   Giurgiu and Jilava Prisons 29/03/2012 pending More than 13 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 15 day(s)   7536/22 05/07/2022 Attila GYÖRFI 1967   Satu Mare County Police Station, Oradea and Arad Prisons 30/11/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 14 day(s)   7793/22 21/04/2022 Anton GIURGIUCULESI 1970   Aiud Prison 22/01/2021 pending More than 5 year(s) and 22 day(s)   8611/22 18/03/2022 Bobi MEREŞANU 1991   Aiud and Codlea Prisons; Jilava Prison Hospital 16/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 1 day(s)     9184/22 25/07/2022 Ovidiu RUSU 1979   Botoșani, Iași, Craiova and Gherla Prisons 13/10/2011 pending More than 14 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 4 day(s)   9262/22 10/03/2022 Victor CĂLDĂRAR 1989   Sibiu County Police Station; Aiud Prison 25/04/2012 to 23/07/2012 2 month(s) and 29 day(s)   Giurgiu, Târgu Mureş and Deva Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 25 day(s)   10966/22 15/03/2022 Constantin CIUTĂ 1972   Craiova, Giurgiu, Arad and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 19/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 29 day(s)   11210/22 18/03/2022 Marius-Daniel CAZACU 1990   Rahova and Jilava Prisons 24/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 24 day(s)   11297/22 27/04/2022 Constantin BÎCĂ 1958   Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Craiova Prisons 22/12/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 26 day(s)   12303/22 10/06/2022 Vasyl STOIKA 1990   Oradea Prison 16/08/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 1 day(s)