Sabha

Sabha Detention Centre

Libya

Status

Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration
(DCIM)

Governmental

Type: 2019 (Closed/ceased migrant detention)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration (Ministry of Interior)

Detains: Unaccompanied minors

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
4000
YES

2015

No Data
Libya

8,672

Migration Detainee Entries (2018)

12,000

Reported Population (Single Day) (2022)

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FACILITY NAMES
Sabha Detention Centre
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Sabha, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 27.065161, 14.43064

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2009
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2009
Management

Name Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM)

Type Governmental

2018
Custodial Authorities

Agency Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Ministry Ministry of Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2009
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider UNHCR

Service Social services

2017
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2008

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2015

Name Accompanied minors

2009

Name Adult men

2009

Name Adult women

2009
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 4000

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1000

2009

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Medical care

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2009
Age Segregation

Yes

2009
Legal Segregation

Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access

Yes

International non-governmental groups

2013

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