Cairo

Moqattam Police Station

Egypt

Status

In use

2026

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Police

Management: Police, Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Recognized refugees (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Conditions complaints? Capacity Reported population
YES

2019

No Data
No Data
Egypt

238,014

Refugees

638,948

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Moqattam Police Station
Location

Country: Egypt

City & Region: Cairo, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 30.011413, 31.330178

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
Last documented use
2019
Last documented use
2018
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2026
Criminal
Police station or jail
2018
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Police Station
2020
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police, Ministry of Interior
Governmental
2018
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Police
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2018

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2019

Adult men

2018
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2019

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2018
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Syria

2019

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2019
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 30

2018
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
Unlimited
2019

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Score Not Available

2017
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2019
2019

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2019
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space Not Applicable

2019
Internal Security Regime

Security Level High Security (locked in cells all or most of time)

2019
Armed Internal Personnel

Armed Internal Personnel Yes

2019
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2019

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2019
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2019
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2019

CELLS

Security/Isolation Cells

Security/Isolation Cells Yes

2019
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs) No

2019

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Indoor Communal Space Unknown

2019
Outdoor Space

Outdoor Space Unknown

2019
Leisure Equipment

Leisure Equipment Unknown

2019
Activities/Education for Children

Activities/Education for Children Not Applicable

2019
Skills Development for Adults

Skills Development for Adults No

2019
Language Classes

Language Classes No

2019
Possibility to Prepare Own Meals

Possibility to Prepare Own Meals No

2019
Remunerated Work

Remunerated Work No

2019

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours) No

2019
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival No

2019
Doctor on Duty

Frequency No Doctor on Duty

2019
Nurse on Duty

Frequency No Nurse on Duty

2019
Psychologist Visits

Frequency No regular visits

2019
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Not Available

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Not Available

2019
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
No
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2019
Family Access

Family Access Not Available

2019

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones No

2019
Free Outgoing Local Calls

Free Outgoing Local Calls No

2019
Receiving Calls

Receiving Calls No

2019
Computer Access

Computer Access No

2019
Internet Access

Internet Access No

2019
Access to Personal Cell Phones

Access to Personal Cell Phones No

2019