FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 1087/23
Vasile AVĂDANEI against Romania
and 59 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 18 December 2025 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 lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants and the relevant information is set out in the appended table.
The applicants complained under Article 3 of the Convention about the inadequate conditions of their detention (see the appended table for details).
THE LAW
Joinder of the applicationsHaving 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 applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention about poor conditions of their ongoing detention are inadmissible.
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).
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.
Remaining complaintsSome applicants also raised additional complaints under various Convention provisions.
The Court has examined the applications listed in the appended table and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.
It follows that this part of the applications must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 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 29 January 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
Facility
Start and end date
Duration
   1087/23
18/04/2023
Vasile AVĂDANEI
1979
 
 
 
Iași and Botoșani Prisons
24/02/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 8 months
   1990/23
28/04/2023
Constantin Daniel FLORESCU
1984
 
 
 
Constanța (Poarta Albă), Bucharest‑Rahova, Mioveni, Craiova and Târgu-Jiu Prisons; Constanța (Poarta Albă) and Bucharest‑Rahova Prison Hospitals
22/12/2020
pending
More than 4 years and 10 months and 22 days
   3159/23
09/01/2023
Denis-Alexandru NICULAE
1996
 
 
 
Târgoviște Police Station; Mărgineni, Giurgiu, Ploiești, Mioveni and Găești Prisons
14/09/2019
pending
More than 6 years and 1 month and 30 days
   3539/23
07/02/2023
Stelian-Adrian COSTIN
1988
 
 
 
Galați and Brăila Prisons
06/03/2019
pending
More than 6 years and 7 months and 30 days
   3543/23
13/03/2023
Dumitru CĂSĂNEANU
1950
 
 
 
Galați, Brăila and Tulcea Prisons
21/03/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 7 months and 28 days
   4205/23
13/02/2023
Viorel COVACI
1975
 
 
 
Focșani, Mărgineni, Giurgiu, Brăila and Tulcea Prisons
21/10/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 7 days
   4353/23
14/02/2023
Ciprian DUMITRU
1984
 
 
 
Vaslui Police Station; Vaslui Prison
10/08/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 3 months and 9 days
   5236/23
12/04/2023
Vasile HREHORIUC
1969
 
 
 
Găești, Botoșani, Iași Prisons
24/12/2006
pending
More than 18 years and 10 months and 5 days
   5404/23
23/02/2023
Viorel FLOREA
1981
 
 
 
Focșani Prison
23/08/2022
pending
More than 6 months and 13 days
 6826/23
08/03/2023
Tudorel-Dorian DOBREA
1991
 
 
 
Galați Police Station, Galați Prison
24/05/2022
pending
More than 11 months and 17 days
 7025/23
08/03/2023
Nicolae COSTIȚA
1988
 
 
 
Galați Police Station, Tulcea and Galați Prisons
11/05/2022
pending
More than 1 year
 7843/23
15/03/2023
Vasile Dumitru DAN
1980
 
 
 
Bucharest Police Center, Bucharest-Rahova and Ploiești Prisons
28/12/2021
pending
More than 3 years and 10 months
 8326/23
09/03/2023
Gabriel-Alexandru DRĂGHICEANU
2000
 
 
Craiova and Pelendava Prisons
25/11/2021
pending
More than 3 years and 11 months and 26 days
 9433/23
24/05/2023
Cristian CHIRIAC
1979
 
 
 
Galați, Slobozia, Brăila, Constanța (Poarta Albă) Prisons
11/10/2012
pending
More than 13 years and 1 month and 7 days
 9439/23
12/09/2023
Nicolae DRĂGHICI
1993
 
 
 
Bucharest-Jilava, Bucharest-Rahova and Găești Prisons
05/08/2021
pending
More than 2 years and 2 months and 2 days
 9506/23
07/04/2023
Daniel-Alex CIOARA
1999
 
 
 
Bucharest-Rahova, Poarta Albă, Oradea, Timișoara and Satu Mare Prisons
07/09/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 1 month and 30 days
 10575/23
29/03/2023
Elvis FLOREA
1981
 
 
 
Bucharest Central Arrest; Bucharest‑Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava prisons
08/03/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 8 months and 11 days
 10608/23
17/08/2023
Florin FĂTU
1978
 
 
 
Poarta Albă (Valu lui Traian), Galați and Slobozia Prisons
08/09/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 2 months and 11 days
 10619/23
29/03/2023
George-Daniel CONSTANTIN
1989
 
 
 
Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest‑Jilava Prisons
06/10/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 30 days
 10786/23
03/04/2023
Preda OPREA
1950
 
 
 
Mioveni and Găești Prisons
13/03/2016
pending
More than 9 years and 8 months
 10854/23
11/04/2023
Denisia CUZA
1966
 
 
 
Târgșor Prison
20/07/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 3 months and 11 days
 11336/23
11/04/2023
Ştefan CUZA
1986
 
 
 
Bucharest-Rahova, Craiova and Mărgineni Prisons
07/09/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 1 month and 24 days
 11480/23
23/05/2023
Constantin MILITARU
1957
 
 
 
Craiova (Pelendava) Prison
31/03/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 7 months and 13 days
 11903/23
20/06/2023
Cosmin-Romică COCOŞ
1991
 
 
Vaslui, Arad, Timișoara and Drobeta‑Turnu Severin Prisons
23/12/2019
pending
More than 5 years and 10 months and 14 days
 13312/23
18/05/2023
Ioan-George CHIVU
1980
 
 
 
Rahova and Jilava Prisons
27/09/2018
pending
More than 4 years and 8 months and 14 days
 14424/23
20/06/2023
Marian BĂNUC
1986
 
Bănuc Geta
Galați
Galați and Brăila Prisons
23/02/2023
pending
More than 2 years and 8 months and 5 days
 
 16417/23
10/05/2023
Marius-Robert MARIN
1988
 
 
 
Mărgineni, Găești, Craiova, Mioveni and Ploiești Prisons
01/03/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 7 months and 29 days
 18906/23
21/06/2023
Neculai COVACIU
1973
 
 
 
Bucharest-Jilava Prison
06/02/2007
pending
More than 18 years and 8 months and 30 days
 19271/23
19/06/2023
Marian-Valentin ILIE
1996
 
 
 
Giurgiu Police Station; Giurgiu and Mioveni Prisons
21/04/2001
pending
More than 24 years and 6 months and 8 days
 19283/23
17/08/2023
Radian COJOCARU
1986
 
 
 
Iași Prison
01/01/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 10 months and 3 days
 19368/23
23/06/2023
Levente-Karoly COCOI
1986
 
 
 
Târgu-Mureș, Gherla, Baia Mare and Bistrița Prisons
18/02/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 8 months and 24 days
 19571/23
13/06/2023
Razvan DINU
1977
 
 
 
Bucharest Police Detention Center; Giurgiu and Bucharest-Rahova Prisons
20/10/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 1 month
 20078/23
31/08/2023
Adiel-Cristian CONSTANTIN
1985
 
 
 
Arad and Giurgiu Prisons
23/09/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 1 month and 13 days
 20490/23
12/06/2023
Bogdan CROITORIU
1977
 
Croitoriu Ana‑Maria
Bogdana
Bacău Police Station, Bacău, Slobozia and Tulcea Prisons
15/03/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 7 months and 16 days
 20523/23
20/06/2023
Gheorghe FETCO
1970
 
 
 
Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons
01/01/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 10 months and 18 days
 21877/23
12/07/2023
Florian CURTE
1976
 
 
 
Craiova Prison
18/03/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 7 months and 13 days
 22181/23
30/06/2023
Ioan-Vasile SUBŢIRELU
1966
 
 
 
Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Aiud and Codlea Prisons
30/09/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 1 month and 1 day
 23495/23
11/08/2023
Ion CORNEA
1978
 
 
 
Mioveni (Colibași) Prison
28/02/2025
pending
More than 8 months and 8 days
 24239/23
30/06/2023
Vasile NEAGU
1981
 
 
 
Brașov Police Station; Codlea Prison
21/03/2023
pending
More than 2 years and 7 months and 23 days
 24608/23
27/07/2023
Andrei-Anton VERDEŞ
1986
 
 
 
Satu-Mare, Oradea and Arad Prisons
01/07/2014
pending
More than 11 years and 4 months and 17 days
 25600/23
27/07/2023
Răzvan-Florin CIUBAN
1994
 
 
 
Gherla, Baia Mare and Deva prisons
14/01/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 9 months and 28 days
 25622/23
19/06/2023
Gabriel-Ionuţ CIACA
1993
 
 
 
Alba Police Station; Bistrița and Gherla Prisons
09/05/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 6 months and 2 days
 25684/23
19/06/2023
Marin VASILESCU
1980
 
 
 
Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons
20/05/2019
pending
More than 6 years and 5 months and 22 days
 26670/23
24/08/2023
Marcel LUPŞA
1964
 
 
 
Arad prison
26/08/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 2 months and 5 days
 28139/23
11/07/2023
Bogdan-Nicolae CIOLAN
1985
 
 
 
Bucharest Railway Police; Bucharest‑Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava, Mioveni and Găești Prisons
28/06/2019
pending
More than 6 years and 4 months
 28200/23
23/08/2023
Vlad-Gabriel SABĂU
1994
 
 
 
Slobozia, Giurgiu and Tulcea Prisons
17/12/2020
pending
More than 4 years and 11 months and 2 days
 28969/23
16/08/2023
Sorin COSTANDACHE
2001
 
 
 
Bacău Police Station; Bacău and Giurgiu Prisons
16/01/2021
pending
More than 3 years and 3 months and 27 days
 29130/23
22/08/2023
Laurenţiu-Nicolae FILIP
1989
 
 
 
Mioveni and Tîrgu-Jiu Prisons
21/03/2023
pending
More than 2 years and 7 months and 29 days
 29669/23
01/11/2023
Florin CIOBANU
1986
 
 
 
Târgoviște Police Station; Mărgineni Prison
26/09/2021
pending
More than 4 years and 1 month and 16 days
 29774/23
18/09/2023
Stelică FLOREA
1977
 
 
 
Galați and Brăila Prisons
15/02/2023
pending
More than 2 years and 8 months and 30 days
 30310/23
05/09/2023
Vasile-Gabriel FECHETE
1992
 
 
 
Baia-Mare and Gherla Prisons
19/04/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 6 months and 10 days
 30586/23
24/08/2023
Ioan-Cristian DRAGOŞ
1993
 
 
 
Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital
01/11/2019
pending
More than 5 years and 11 months and 28 days
 30722/23
16/01/2024
Ștefan FODOR
1977
 
 
 
Bucharest Central Arrest; Bucharest‑Rahova and Mărgineni Prisons
12/03/2012
pending
More than 13 years and 8 months and 2 days
 31334/23
01/08/2023
Angel-Alin CIOVÎNĂ
1990
 
 
 
Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons
25/04/2014
pending
More than 11 years and 6 months and 17 days
 32414/23
05/10/2023
Vasile ZGLOBIU
1971
 
 
 
Vaslui and Iași Police Stations; Iași and Arad Prisons; Iași Prison Hospital
29/10/2019
pending
More than 6 years and 20 days
 33261/23
26/10/2023
Vasile-Cristian FARKAS
1993
 
 
 
Baia Mare and Gherla Prisons
20/12/2022
pending
More than 2 years and 11 months
 33377/23
09/10/2023
Ionel FERARU
1990
 
 
 
Giurgiu Police; Ploiești and Giurgiu Prisons
23/10/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 28 days
 34157/23
03/10/2023
Alexandru-Florin ZAROSCHI
1994
 
 
 
Mărgineni and Ploiești prisons
31/05/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 5 months and 18 days
 34460/23
04/09/2023
Nelu ARMANU
1984
 
 
 
Galați, Brăila, Miercurea-Ciuc, Bacău and Vaslui Prisons
20/05/2020
pending
More than 5 years and 5 months and 4 days
 35220/23
10/10/2023
Costel DIMACHE
2002
 
 
 
Vaslui Police Station; Vaslui, Bacău, Iași and Brăila Prisons
14/02/2022
pending
More than 3 years and 9 months and 6 days