Al Eker

Al Eker Immigration Detention Centre

Bahrain

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Bahrain

5

Dedicated Detention Centres

255

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Al Eker Immigration Detention Centre

Alternative Names: Alba

Location

Country: Bahrain

City & Region: Al Eker, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 26.144343, 50.605928

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2024
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2021
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Interior
Governmental
2018
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Unknown
Not Available
2020
Mohammed Jalal Catering
Food services
2018
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
Unknown
2021
2014

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2015
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2018
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2017
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2015
Consular Access

Yes

2018

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