CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 9 avril 2026

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border:0.75pt solid #838383; padding:1.4pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sD0539527 { width:20.56%; border:0.75pt solid #838383; padding:1.4pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top }   FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 52700/20 Gabriel MIHALCEA against Romania and 21 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 9   April   2026 as a Committee composed of:   Anne Louise Bormann , President ,   Sebastian Răduleţu,   András Jakab , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of the applicants and the relevant details are set out in the appendix. The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations (see the appended table for the relevant dates). No reply was received to the Registry’s letter. By letters, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations   had expired (see the appended table for the relevant dates) and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article   37   §   1   (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. No reply to these letters has been received by the Court. The registered letters were either received by the applicants or the applicants’ relatives or by the prison’s authorities (see details in the appended table). THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article   37   §   1   (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases. Done in English and notified in writing on 13 May 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 Representative’s name and location Date of the applicant’s last letter to the Court Date of sending Government’s observations to the applicant Date of time-limit for submission of response by the applicant Date of the Court’s registered letter Date of receipt/return of the registered letter     52700/20 11/01/2021 Gabriel MIHALCEA 1997     19/03/2024 05/09/2024 17/10/2024 12/08/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 03/10/2025     26677/21 06/07/2021 Florea ALESU 1966       06/07/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 31/10/2024     29404/21 11/08/2021 Dănuţ-Ionuţ FERARU 1992       03/11/2021 18/03/2025 29/04/2025 29/07/2025 21/08/2025     30033/21 13/07/2021 Paul POPA 1983       13/07/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 31/10/2024     37966/21 09/09/2021 Bogdan CONSTANTIN 1988       13/10/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 04/11/2024     44479/21 27/08/2021 Victor-Liviu BARDAI 1990       23/12/2021 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 01/11/2024     50308/21 10/11/2021 Costel GEANTÎC 1968       25/07/2024 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 04/11/2024     60384/21 17/01/2022 Adrian BERCA 1975       17/01/2022 28/08/2024 09/10/2024 24/10/2024 31/10/2024     12728/22 30/08/2022 Marius MUSTAŢĂ 1987       30/08/2022 26/02/2025 09/04/2025 25/06/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 06/08/2025   18134/22 08/08/2022 Ionuţ PAŢACHIA 1985       02/12/2024 25/04/2025 06/06/2025 29/07/2025 11/08/2025   18958/22 06/06/2022 Vasile CRINU 1990       06/06/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 01/07/2025 14/07/2025   20176/22 24/05/2022 Claudiu POSPAI 1990       27/06/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 12/06/2025   20253/22 24/05/2022 Constantin Florin ONESCU 1994       13/07/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 27/05/2025   20260/22 14/05/2022 Gheorghe GANEA 1980       14/05/2022 25/04/2025 06/06/2025 29/07/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 04/09/2025   21469/22 30/05/2022 Nicolae-Vivi ANGHEL 1980       30/05/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 27/05/2025   21599/22 06/07/2022 Alexandru CĂULEA 1993       07/12/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 01/07/2025 11/07/2025   21620/22 31/03/2022 Pavel-Gabriel CONDURACHI 1993   Condurachi Neculai-Cătălin Iasi 05/07/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 29/05/2025   22560/22 03/06/2022 Iosif BERKI 1978       12/05/2023 25/04/2025 06/06/2025 29/07/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 15/09/2025   22980/22 31/05/2022 Vasile ICHIM 1966       21/11/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 Returned as “incomplete address” on 25/06/2025   25417/22 13/05/2022 Vasile TOMA 1993       19/07/2022 28/01/2025 11/03/2025 06/05/2025 28/05/2025   28676/22 18/08/2022 George-Cristian DEDU 1986       19/09/2022 25/04/2025 06/06/2025 29/07/2025 Returned as “recipient moved from address” on 04/09/2025   29096/22 18/07/2022 Valentin GHEORGHE 1974       18/07/2022 26/02/2025 09/04/2025 28/04/2025 20/05/2025