Communicated on 5 December 2011 and 6 November 2012

THIRD SECTION

Applications nos . 41773/09 and 39633/10 Georgeta CRĂIŢĂ against Romania and Costel GACIU against Romania lodged on 20 June 2009 and 8 July 2010 respectively

The facts and complaints in these cases have been summarised in the Court ’ s Statement s of facts and Questions to the parties , which are available in HUDOC.

QUESTION

Has the applicant suffered discrimination in the enjoyment of her/his Convention rights on the ground of her/his status as a remand prisoner, pending trial, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention read in conjunction with Article 8 (see Varnas v. Lithuania , no. 42615/06, 9 July 2013) ?

Reference is made to the fact that under the national legislation convicted persons serving sentences in all types of prisons, have the right to conjugal visits, whilst those in pre-trial detention do not have such a right