Near Gharyan, North West

Al-Hamra (Gharyan) Detention Centre

Libya

Status

In use

2020

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM) , Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

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

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
2000
933

2020

No Data
Libya

8,672

Immigration detainees (2018)

Not Available

Estimated detention capacity (2018)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Center status

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2015

Status In use

2014

Status In use

2013
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2018

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

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

Type Governmental

2014
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Mixed Migration Working Group (UNHCR, IOM, MSF, DRC, IMC and other partner NGOs)

Service Health care

2017

Provider Mixed Migration Working Group (UNHCR, IOM, MSF, DRC, IMC and other partner NGOs)

Service Social services

2017
Demographics

Name Adult men

2018

Name Adult women

2018

Name Unaccompanied minors

2018

Name Accompanied minors

2018

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Unaccompanied minors

2017
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2018

Gender Segregation Yes

2017
Age segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2018

Age Segregation Yes

2017
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2000

2017
Reported population at a specific time

Number 933

2020

Number 550

2018

Number 80

2017

Number 70

2014
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions

Yes or No Yes

Type of institution International Organization for Migration

2018

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

Ministry Ministry of the Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2014

Agency Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

Ministry Ministry of the Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2013