Sabha

Sabha Detention Centre

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Management: General Administration for Combating Irregular Migration (Governmental)

Detains: Unaccompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
4000
YES

2026

Yes
Libya

17

Dedicated Detention Centres

200,335

Refugees

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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
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2024
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2015
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
Management
Management
Type
Year
General Administration for Combating Irregular Migration
Governmental
2025
Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM)
Governmental
2018
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2009
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
UNHCR
Social services
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2008

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2015

Adult women

2009

Adult men

2009

Accompanied minors

2009
Categories of detainees

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

Overall Inspection Score

Score Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2026
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2026
2025
2024
2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2009

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

Details/Description “[M]igrants, asylum seekers and refugees including children, [are] arbitrarily held in inhumane conditions rife with human rights violations, including torture and ill-treatment, forced labour, and extortion.”

Report date (Month) February

Report date (Year) 2026

2026

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2009
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2009
Legal Segregation
Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
International non-governmental groups
2013

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