Khums

Suq Al-Khamis Detention Centre

Libya

Status

Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration
(DCIM)

Governmental

Type: 2020 (In use)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

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

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Accompanied minors, Unaccompanied minors

Conditions complaints? Capacity Reported population
YES

2020

No Data
No Data
Libya

8,672

Migration Detainee Entries (2018)

12,000

Reported Population (Single Day) (2022)

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FACILITY NAMES
Suq Al-Khamis Detention Centre
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Khums, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.625112, 14.259614

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2020

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2007
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2007
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

2007
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider DRC (Danish Refugee Council)

Service Telephone services

2017

Provider IOM, UNHCR, DRC

Service Social services

2017

Provider IOM and UNHCR (IMC)

Service Health care

2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2018

Name Adult women

2018

Name Accompanied minors

2018

Name Unaccompanied minors

2018
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number 283

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Food provision

2020

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access

Yes

International Organization for Migration

2018

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