STĂNESCU AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA

FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 32617/23 Aurel STĂNESCU 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). 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, has 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 had 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    32617/23 09/10/2023 Aurel STĂNESCU 1957   Pîrciu Ionel-Ciprian Arad Craiova, Arad and Deva Prisons 19/10/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 19 day(s)      32620/23 09/10/2023 Daniel MIREA 1977       Rahova, Jilava, Tulcea, Mioveni Prisons; Rahova, Poarta-Albă and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 05/05/2023 pending More than 5 month(s) and 16 day(s)      32933/23 11/10/2023 Robert TOMA 2000       Poarta Albă and Jilava Prisons 07/06/2023 pending More than 4 month(s) and 20 day(s)      32939/23 10/11/2023 Alexandru-Ioan SZŐLŐŞI 1990       Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 30/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 8 day(s)      33214/23 30/10/2023 Maricel BRÎNZĂ 1984       Botoșani, Iași, Rahova, Mărgineni, Craiova and Giurgiu Prisons; Jilava Prison Hospital 05/08/2008 pending More than 17 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 2 day(s)    33217/23 20/09/2023 Mitică ENE 1975       Tulcea and Focșani Prisons 17/08/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 21 day(s)      33219/23 25/09/2023 Mircea VARODI 1960       Baia Mare and Gherla Prisons 25/05/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 12 day(s)      33328/23 29/09/2023 Constantin TELEMAN 1974       Iași Prison 07/04/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 30 day(s)      33332/23 19/10/2023 Răzvan-Constantin PAZARIU 2003       Miercurea Ciuc, Bacău, Giurgiu and Aiud Prisons 06/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s)    33333/23 25/09/2023 Cătălin TRANDAFIR 1995       Arad County Police Station; Craiova and Arad Prisons 01/10/2013 pending More than 12 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 5 day(s)    33385/23 04/10/2023 Ioan KOVACS 1976       Maramureș County Police Station; Baia Mare and Gherla Prisons 27/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 10 day(s)  33479/23 17/11/2023 Imre VARGA 1981       Tulcea Prison 23/10/2015 pending More than 10 year(s) and 14 day(s)  33482/23 13/11/2023 Ilie VOICU 1987       Mioveni, Mărgineni and Craiova Prisons 26/11/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 11 day(s)    33570/23 29/09/2023 Vasile GRIGORE 1987       Botoșani, Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 24/11/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 13 day(s)    33868/23 26/09/2023 Cătălin GOMAN 1976       Arad Prison 21/12/2018 pending More than 6 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 16 day(s)    34063/23 23/10/2023 Dălănescu-Gheorghe PLEŞCA 1988       Botoșani and Găești Prisons 24/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 13 day(s)    34617/23 18/10/2023 Loránd ÖTVES 1995       Miercurea Ciuc Prison 19/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 18 day(s)    34913/23 04/09/2023 Corneliu NEAGU 1981       Mărgineni, Rahova, Tulcea and Ploiești Prisons; Rahova, Jilava and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 06/09/2011 pending More than 14 year(s) and 2 month(s)    34949/23 31/10/2023 Nelu BUCUR 1972       Tulcea and Brăila Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 14 day(s)    34957/23 16/10/2023 Alexandru-Ilie POPIŢA 1999       Aiud and Deva Prisons 25/10/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 12 day(s)    35210/23 20/09/2023 Marian CATRINAR 1988       Botoșani, Iași, Târgu Ocna and Rahova Prisons 14/03/2012 pending More than 13 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 22 day(s)    35223/23 03/11/2023 Alin ŞTEFAN 1994       Giurgiu, Rahova, Constanța and Slobozia Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 13 day(s)    35249/23 27/10/2023 Mihai MEZEI 1975       Gherla, Baia Mare and Satu Mare Prisons 12/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 24 day(s)    35328/23 15/09/2023 Ghiţă ROVA 1972       Dolj County Police Station; Craiova, Pelendava, Arad and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons; Mioveni Prison Hospital 16/02/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 20 day(s)    35461/23 14/09/2023 Alexandru Ştefan PUI 1981       Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 24/06/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 12 day(s)    35665/23 13/11/2023 Constantin STAN 1972       Jilava, Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 15/11/2000 pending More than 24 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 21 day(s)    35686/23 23/10/2023 Constantin-Oliver BURULEA 1988       Mioveni and Găești Prisons 16/06/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 20 day(s)    35880/23 21/09/2023 Ginel NICOLAE 1989       Craiova and Pelendava Prisons 24/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 12 day(s)    36120/23 24/10/2023 Mihai COCHIOR 1961       Bacău County Police Station; Iași, Mioveni, Galați and Tulcea Prisons 27/05/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 9 day(s)    36283/23 18/09/2023 Alexandru ȚĂPAR 1967       Cluj County Police Station; Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 05/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s)    36607/23 22/11/2023 Florin-Bogdan LESCHIAN 1988       Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 07/09/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 29 day(s)    36613/23 30/10/2023 Dorin-Constantin FLORESCU 1983       Aiud and Arad Prison 16/07/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 19 day(s)    36725/23 15/11/2023 Victor ROMANIUC 1967       Jilava Prison 08/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 27 day(s)    36842/23 27/09/2023 Daniel-Nicolae ŞUŞCA 1980       Gherla and Bistrița Prison 26/09/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 9 day(s)    36902/23 31/10/2023 Valerică SANDU 1996       Brașov County Police Station; Codlea 12/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 23 day(s)    36937/23 13/11/2023 Aurel-Nicolae RĂBOJ 1975   Pătraşcu Andreea Beatrice București Bucharest Police Station no. 13; Jilava, Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 04/03/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 8 month(s)    36940/23 02/11/2023 Wilhelm REISS 1972       Brașov County Police Station; Codlea and Arad Prisons 28/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 7 day(s)    37134/23 02/10/2023 Mihai-Daniel SENI 1970       Aiud, Gherla and Bistrița Prison; Dej Prison Hospital 18/11/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 17 day(s)    37494/23 18/12/2023 Iuliu Tiberiu PAPP 1980       Mioveni Prison 17/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 18 day(s)    37597/23 06/11/2023 Aurel MOISII 1957       Brăila, Jilava, Ploiești, Botoșani, Iași and Slobozia Prisons; Poarta Albă Prison Hospital 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 12 day(s)    37600/23 03/11/2023 Răzvan-Costin IRIMESCU 1981       Rahova and Jilava Prisons 28/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 7 day(s)    37619/23 14/11/2023 Nicolae GULU 1980       Rahova, Aiud and Codlea Prison 06/03/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 29 day(s)    37913/23 08/12/2023 Petre ROMAN 1992       Timișoara Prison 30/05/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 5 day(s)    38018/23 24/11/2023 Manolică Ionuţ UNGUREANU 1985       Olt County Police Station; Craiova, Pelendava and Drobeta‑Turnu Severin Prisons 08/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 27 day(s)    38523/23 17/11/2023 Sebastian MUNTEAN 1971       Târgu Mureș and Gherla Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 20/07/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 12 day(s)    38677/23 17/10/2023 Bogdan-Emil SALVAN 1980       Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 10/12/2017 pending More than 7 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 22 day(s)    38834/23 17/11/2023 Mircea-Nicu GHEARALIA 1992       Alba County Police Station; Aiud and Pelendava Prisons 13/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 19 day(s)    38972/23 22/11/2023 Romulus-Nicolae VARGA 1986       Oradea, Timișoara, Târgu Jiu and Pelendava Prisons 13/07/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 19 day(s)    38983/23 20/11/2023 Dumitru PETRESCU 1970       Rahova, Jilava and Mioveni Prisons 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s)    39158/23 17/01/2024 Dumitru Robert DOBRE 1996       Poarta Albă and Slobozia Prisons 20/06/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 12 day(s)    39188/23 23/10/2023 Marius-Andrei VARVARA 1997       Botoșani, Gherla and Aiud Prisons 14/02/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 18 day(s)    39464/23 29/11/2023 Alexandru PAULYUK 1980       Timișoara, Rahova and Aiud Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 10/09/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 22 day(s)    39468/23 18/12/2023 Giani GABOR 1994       Jilava Prison 30/06/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 2 day(s)    39545/23 08/12/2023 Andrei-Constantin TEREAN 1989       Brașov County Police Station; Codlea Prison 27/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 5 day(s)    39722/23 24/11/2023 Alexandru-Adrian SAVATE 1997       Mioveni, Craiova, Târgu Jiu, Găești and Pelendava Prisons 19/06/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 13 day(s)  39928/23 27/10/2023 Ionel-Cristinel STANCU 1978       Iași, Mărgineni, Arad, Oradea, Botoșani, Tulcea, Găești and Bacău Prisons 20/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 12 day(s)    40478/23 07/12/2023 Ionel STĂNESCU 1986       Botoșani Prison 16/04/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 16 day(s)    40672/23 03/01/2024 Leonard CONSTANTIN 1982       Giurgiu, Jilava and Mioveni Prisons 08/02/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 24 day(s)    40771/23 05/01/2024 Iosif LAKATOS 1980       Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 01/01/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 10 month(s)    41127/23 12/12/2023 Aurel-Gabriel CIOROABĂ 1988       Bacău and Tulcea Prisons 26/11/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 6 day(s)