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
The 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 social 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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