Stănescu and Others v. Romania

FOURTH SECTION

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).

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

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.

Some 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)