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Libya Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Pop. on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aj-Jmayl Detention Centre | In use (2007) | aj-Jmayl | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Ajdabiya Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Ajdabiya | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Al-Qatrun Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Al-Qatrun | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Az-Zawiyah Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Az-Zawiyah | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Police | |||
| Bani Walid Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Bani Walid | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Bin Gashir Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Bin Gashir | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Birak Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Birak | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Fatah Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Tripoli, El Fatah St | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Police | |||
| Ganfuda (Benghazi) Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Benghazi | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | >450 (2009) | 450 (September 2009) | ||
| Garabulli Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | |||||
| Gharyan Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Gharyan | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Ghat Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Ghat | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Ghudamis Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Ghudamis | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Janzur Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Tripoli | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Jawazat Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Tripoli | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | >300 (2009) | |||
| Khums Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Khums | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Kufra Detention Centre (Detention Camp for Illegal Immigrants) | In use (2009) | Kufra | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Police | >600 (2009) | 130 (30 May 2007) | Adult males (2009) |
| Marj Detention Centre | In use (2007) | Marj | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Misratah Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Misratah | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Police | Adult males and females; minors. Gender and age segregation (2009) | ||
| Sabha Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Sabha | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration try of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | 1000 (2009) | Adult males and females; minors. Gender and age segregation (2009) | ||
| Sabratah Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Sabratah | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Shati Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Shati | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Sirte Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Sirte | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | ||||
| Surman Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Surman | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Police | |||
| Towisha Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Tripoli, near Airport | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | >900 (2009) | |||
| Zlitan Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Zlitan | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration | Adult males and females; minors. No gender or age segregation (2004) | |||
| Zuwarah Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Zuwarah | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- European Commission. 2004. Technical Mission to Libya on Illegal Immigration 27 Nov – 6 Dec 2004. European Commission. Doc 7753/05.
- Fortress Europe. 2007. Escape from Tripoli: Report on the Conditions of Migrants in Transit in Libya. Fortress Europe, Rome. 25 October 2007.
- Fortress Europe. 2009. Border Sahara: the detention centres in the Libyan desert. Fortress Europe. 1 January 2009.
- Frontex. 2007. FRONTEX-Led EU Illegal Immigration Technical Mission to Libya 28 May – 5 June 2007. Frontex.
- Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2009. Pushed Back, Pushed Around: Italy's Forced Return of Boat Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Libya's Mistreatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers. Human Rights Watch. United States of America. September 2009. www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/09/21/pushed-back-pushed-around-0 (accessed 5 October 2009).
