Hamza (Tariq Al Matar) Detention Center
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Last documented use | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (February 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), February 2018 | |
| In use | 2017 |
| UNHCR, "Libya, Detention Centres: Detention centres in which UNHCR and partners are carrying out activities," UNHCR, January 2017 | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | ||
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “UNHCR Libya Alternatives to Detention in Libya, April 2018,” 13 April 2018, https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/unhcr-libya-alternatives-detention-libya-april-2018-enar | ||
| Global Detention Project (GDP). 2018. "Country Report: Immigration Detention in Libya: 'a human rights crisis'". August 2018. https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GDP-Immigration-Detention-Libya.pdf | ||
Contact Information
City and region
| Tariq Al Matar, Tripoli |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management Show sources
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM) | Governmental | 2018 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “UNHCR Libya Alternatives to Detention in Libya, April 2018,” 13 April 2018, https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/unhcr-libya-alternatives-detention-libya-april-2018-enar | ||
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Migration Working Group (UNHCR, IOM, MSF, DRC, IMC and other partner NGOs) | Health care | 2017 |
| UNHCR, "Libya, Detention Centres: Detention centres in which UNHCR and partners are carrying out activities," UNHCR, January 2017 | ||
| IOM and UNHCR | Social services | 2017 |
| UNHCR, "Libya, Detention Centres: Detention centres in which UNHCR and partners are carrying out activities," UNHCR, January 2017 | ||
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | ||
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Unaccompanied minors | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
| Accompanied minors | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
| Adult men | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
| Adult women | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
| Adult men | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | |
| Adult women | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | |
| Unaccompanied minors | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
Age segregation Show sources
| Age Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 1600 | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | ||
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 1700 | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Official registry of detainees | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | ||
| Inadequate | Outdoor exercise | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | ||
| Inadequate | Access to internet | 2017 |
| IOM "DTM Libya - Detention Centre Profile Generator June 2017". Accessible at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-qpxdnv9nlWWHg0UkVqR1JmR3M/view | ||
Access
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions Show sources
| Yes or No | Type of institution | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | International Organization for Migration | 2018 |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM), "Libya—Detention Centre Profile Generator (August 2018)," Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), August 2018. http://www.globaldtm.info/libya-detention-centre-profile-august-2018/ | ||
| Yes | UN High Commissioner for Refugees | 2018 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “UNHCR Libya Alternatives to Detention in Libya, April 2018,” 13 April 2018, https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/unhcr-libya-alternatives-detention-libya-april-2018-enar | ||
