Avădanei and Others v. Romania

FOURTH SECTION

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

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, 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.

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

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