Tripoli, Abu Salim district

Abu Salim Detention Centre (ابو سليم)

Libya

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM), Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

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

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Accompanied minors, Asylum seekers (administrative), Non-immigration-related administrative detainees, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
1200
510

29 September 2023

Yes

August 2023

Libya

1,552

Refugees

42,908

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Abu Salim Detention Centre (ابو سليم)

Alternative Names: Abusliem

Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Tripoli, Abu Salim district, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.839416, 13.17192

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2021

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2014
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2014
Management

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

Type Governmental

2023

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

Type Governmental

2014
Custodial Authorities

Agency Department for Combating Illegal Immigration (DCIM)

Ministry Ministry of the Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2014

Agency Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Ministry Ministry of the Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2008
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider NGO

Service Not Available

2023

Provider IOM and DRC

Service Telephone services

2017

Provider IOM, UNHCR (IMC), DRC and CIR

Service Social services

2017

Provider UNHCR (IMC) & CIR (Consiglio Italiano per i Rifugiati)

Service Food services

2017

Provider UNHCR (IMC)

Service Health care

2017

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

Service Health care

2017

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

Service Social services

2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2023

Name Adult men

2023

Name Accompanied minors

2023

Name Accompanied minors

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2015

Name Adult men

2015

Name Accompanied minors

2015
Categories of detainees

Name Non-immigration-related administrative detainees

2015

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2015
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Eritrea

Country #2 Burkina Faso

Country #3 Côte d'Ivoire

Country #4 Niger

Country #5 Nigeria

2023

Country #1 Eritrea

Country #2 Ethiopia

Country #3 Cameroon

Country #4 Nigeria

Country #5 South Africa

2023
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Pregnant women

2023

At-Risk Population Accompanied children

2023

At-Risk Population Breastfeeding women

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1200

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1000

2015
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
510
29 September 2023
320
29 January 2023
660
25 July 2021
416
25 April 2021
218
30 March 2021
145
29 September 2020
150
8 June 2017
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
60
29 September 2029
Number of women detained on single day
Number
Date
450
29 September 2023
Number of children (under 18) detained on single day
Number
Date
110
29 September 2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Hygiene

2023

Bedding and clothing

2023

Ventilation

2023

Access to internet

2023

Access to telephones

2023

Food provision

2021

Access to telephones

2021

Access to internet

2021

Freedom of movement within facility

2017

Access to telephones

2017

Access to internet

2017

Food provision

2015

Showers and toilets

2015

Bedding and clothing

2015

Access to clean drinking water

2015

Medical care

2015

Outdoor exercise

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Armed External Guards

Yes

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

No

2023

Yes

2023

Yes

2021

Yes

2017

Yes

2015
Age Segregation

No

2023

No

2021

Yes

2017

No

2015
Legal Segregation

Yes

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2021
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2023

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2023

Yes

2021
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2023
Psychologist Visits

At least once a week

2023
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Gender-specific careMedicationSexual & reproductive health
2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Unsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate ventilation
2023
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
August 2023
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Illness
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2021
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2023
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2021
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2015
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2014
Yes
National Red Cross Federation
2013

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

No

2023
Free Outgoing Local Calls

No

2023
Internet Access

No

2023

No

2021
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2023