Near Gharyan, North West, in the Nafusa Mountain region

Aburshada (Bou-Rashada) Detention Centre

Libya

Status

Last documented use

2018

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM) , The 9th Brigade, a militia nominally under the control of the Ministry of Defence

Management: Ministry of Interior, Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM) (Governmental)

Detains: Unaccompanied minors, Adult women, Adult men

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
3000
No Data
No Data
Libya

8,672

Immigration detainees (2018)

Not Available

Estimated detention capacity (2018)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Center status

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2014
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2014

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Ministry of Interior, Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

Type Governmental

2014

Name The 9th Brigade, a militia nominally under the control of the Ministry of Defence

Type Non-State Actor - Militia/Armed Group

2013
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014
Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2013

Name Adult women

2013

Name Adult men

2013
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 3000

2013

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

Ministry Ministry of the Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2014

Agency The 9th Brigade, a militia nominally under the control of the Ministry of Defence

Ministry

Ministry Typology Non-State Actor - Militia/Armed Group

2013