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Romania - OPCAT Situation

Updated 08.05.2013

Romania became a state party to the OPCAT in 2009 and made a declaration under Article 24, postponing the implementation of its national obligations to establish a NPM for three years. Following a request made to the Committee against Torture, Romania was authorised to further delay the designation of its NPM for an additional two- year period. It is therefore expected that Romania's NPM will be established by late 2014. Romania is the first State Party of the OPCAT that used the procedure to extend the initial three year postponement to establish the NPM.

The SPT member Malcolm Evans is the SPT Focal Point for Romania.

Opcat status
OPCAT Ratification July 2, 2009
OPCAT Ratification comment

OPCAT Ratification Bill, with a declaration under Article 24 of the OPCAT (Part IV).

UNCAT Ratification December 18, 1990
NPM Designated

Romania has five years to establish its NPM.

Information
Population 22 303 552
Area (sq km) 237 500
Number of prisons 45
Prison population 28 188
Quick links

Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from Romania (17 May 2010)

CAT: Decision on NPM designation's postponement (23 November 2013)

UPR: Report of the Working Group (May 2008)

CPT: Report (September 2010) and Government's Response

Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe): Follow-up Report (2006)