Romanian care homes scandal spotlights abuse described as 'inhumane and degrading'

In this image released on July 27, 2023 by the Center of Legal Resources Romania, a malnourished child lies on an improvised bed in the basement of a care home in in the village of Bardesti in the central Romanian Mures County. The Centre for Legal Resources, or CLR, which conducted an unannounced inspection of the home, found alarming levels of neglect and abuse, saying that, on top of 23 residents inside the main building, seven more were found living in appalling conditions in a dingy basement beneath. Four of the residents who had severe disabilities, they said, were "lying on mattresses …