Shati

Brak al Shati (Birak) Detention Centre

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM), Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Management: General Administration for Combating Irregular Migration (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Unaccompanied minors, Accompanied minors, Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
341

31 December 2025

Yes

19 February 2025

YES

2026

Libya

17

Dedicated Detention Centres

200,335

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Brak al Shati (Birak) Detention Centre
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Shati, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 27.53884, 13.987545

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2024
In use
2021
In use
2019
In use
2018
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
Governmental
2018
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)
Ministry of the Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2015
Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2009

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2025

Accompanied minors

2025

Adult women

2025

Adult men

2025
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2025

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2025

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009
At-Risk Populations

Asylum seekers

2025

Refugees

2025

Accompanied children

2025

Unaccompanied children

2025

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
341
31 December 2025
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2026

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2026
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2026
2025
2024

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

2023
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2023

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

Outdoor Space Yes

2023

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
19 February 2025

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2023
Infrequently
2018
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2015

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Access

Internet Access Yes (unrestricted)

2023