Information Note on the Court’s case-law 231

July 2019

Duţă v. Romania (communicated case) - 8783/15

Article 8

Article 8-1

Respect for private life

Refusal to allow a homosexual prisoner to have conjugal visits: communicated

Article 14

Discrimination

Refusal to allow a homosexual prisoner to have conjugal visits: communicated

In September 2014 the applicant, who was in detention, applied for permissio n to have conjugal visits from his same-sex partner. The prison management refused. In December 2014 a court ordered that he be granted permission as requested. The authorities refused to comply, despite the fact that the judgment was final. In April 2015 the applicant was released on licence.

Communicated under Article 8 taken alone and in conjunction with Article 14.

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