Information Note on the Court’s case-law 252

June 2021

Rus v. Romania (communicated case) - 2621/21

Article 3

Degrading treatment

Inhuman treatment

Infection by the Covid-19 virus in an alleged context of prison overcrowding: communicated

Article 35

Availability or not of domestic remedies to complain of infection with the Covid-19 virus on account of inadequate conditions of detention: communicated

T he applicant complains that he was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus while in prison (he tested positive in November 2020). He blames his conditions of detention, particularly the prison overcrowding which prevented him from complying with the rules on so cial distancing.

Communicated under Article 3 of the Convention, with questions to the parties on the availability of domestic remedies in respect of the applicant’s complaint.

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