Romanian Government Will Implement Measures to Prevent Further Violations of Rightsof People with Mental Health Conditions or Disabilities in Accord with the Decision of the European Court of Human Rights

Authors

Tesa Hargis

Abstract

On June 21 and 22, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and Romania discussed reform measures based on various judgements delivered during the nine-year period between 2012 and 2021. At issue before the ECtHR’s Department for Execution of Judgments was insufficient legal protection, lack of medical and social care, deficiencies in the legal framework governing involuntary placement, inadequate management of psychiatric conditions of detainees, and overcrowding and poor conditions in Romanian mental health facilities.