Larnaca International Airport Detention centre

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all

Status

Center status Show sources

Status	Observation date
In use	2017
Report on a visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 2 to 9 February 2017, CPT/Inf (2018) 16
In use	2011
Kambanella, Kalliopi (Cyprus Ombudsman Office). 2011. Email correspondence with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). Geneva, Switzerland: 27 June 2011.
Demetriadou, Thekla (Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) of Cyprus). 2009. Interview by Michael Flynn. Phone conversation. 23 January 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.

Typology

GDP facility typology Show sources

Category Filter	Type	Observation date
Administrative	Transit centre	2011
Demetriadou, Thekla (Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) of Cyprus). 2009. Interview by Michael Flynn. Phone conversation. 23 January 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.

Operating Period

Contact Information

City and region

Larnaca International Airport

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all

Management and Services

Management Show sources

Name	Type	Observation date
Police	Governmental	2011
Demetriadou, Thekla (Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) of Cyprus). 2009. Interview by Michael Flynn. Phone conversation. 23 January 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
European Parliament, "The conditions in centres for third country national (detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and transit zones) with a particular focus on provisions and facilities for persons with special needs in the 25 EU member states, " European Parliament, Directorate-General Internal Policies, Policy Department C, Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs, December 2007.

Security

Security Regime

Security Level	Observation date
Secure	2011

Detention timeframe

Estimated average detention period (days) Show sources

Number of Days	Observation date
2	2017
Report on a visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 2 to 9 February 2017, CPT/Inf (2018) 16

Demographics

Demographics Show sources

Name	Observation date
Adult women	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).
Adult men	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).
Accompanied minors	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).

Categories of detainees

Categories of detainees Show sources

Name	Observation date
Undocumented migrants (administrative)	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).

Segregation

Legal segregation Show sources

Legal Segregation	Observation date
Not Applicable	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).

Size and population

Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources

Type	Capacity	Observation date
Standard capacity	16	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).

Conditions

Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources

Adequate or Inadequate?	Detention centre conditions	Observation date
Inadequate	Outdoor exercise	2017
Report on a visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 2 to 9 February 2017, CPT/Inf (2018) 16
Inadequate	Lighting	2017
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Govenment of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 2 to 9 february 2017, CPT/Inf (2018)16, 26 April 2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/cyprus
Inadequate	Recreation	2017
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Govenment of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 2 to 9 february 2017, CPT/Inf (2018)16, 26 April 2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/cyprus

Personnel

Access

Deaths

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Custodial authority

Custodial authority Show sources

Agency	Ministry	Ministry Typology	Observation date
	Police	Justice	2011
Symfiliosi, "Cyprus," in Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe, Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007, http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed April 2008).
European Parliament, "The conditions in centres for third country national (detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and transit zones) with a particular focus on provisions and facilities for persons with special needs in the 25 EU member states, " European Parliament, Directorate-General Internal Policies, Policy Department C, Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs, December 2007.

Ownership

Budgetary information

Area of authority