Tripoli

Triq al Seka (Triq al Sika / Tariq al-Sikkah) Detention Center

Libya

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
1000
356

30 September 2023

YES

2023

Libya

14

Dedicated Detention Centres

1,552

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Triq al Seka (Triq al Sika / Tariq al-Sikkah) Detention Center

Alternative Names: Triq al Sika

Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Tripoli, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.877049, 13.196427

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2021
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
Management
Management
Type
Year
Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration
Governmental
2018
Ministry of the Interior, Department for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM)
Governmental
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
UNHCR, IOM, DRC and CIR
Social services
2017
IOM & DRC
Telephone services
2017
UNHCR (IMC)
Health care
2017
CIR (Consiglio Italiano per i Rifugiati)
Food services
2017
Mixed Migration Working Group (UNHCR, IOM, MSF, DRC, IMC and other partner NGOs)
Social services
2017
Mixed Migration Working Group (UNHCR, IOM, MSF, DRC, IMC and other partner NGOs)
Health care
2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Accompanied minors

2023

Name Adult men

2023

Name Accompanied minors

2018

Name Adult women

2018

Name Adult men

2018

Name Unaccompanied minors

2018

Name Accompanied minors

2017

Name Unaccompanied minors

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Chad

Country #2 Niger

Country #3 Sudan

Country #4 Nigeria

Country #5 Egypt

2023
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Accompanied children

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1000

2020

Capacity 1000

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
356
30 September 2023
586
25 July 2021
215
25 April 2021
1094
29 September 2020
1200
29 July 2018
510
2 June 2017
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
355
30 September 2023
Number of children (under 18) detained on single day
Number
Date
1
30 September 2023
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2023
Inadequate conditions

Protection from Physical Violence

2023

Access to clean drinking water

2023

Bedding and clothing

2023

Showers and toilets

2023

Ventilation

2023

Access to clean drinking water

2021

Showers and toilets

2021

Outdoor exercise

2021

Ventilation

2021

Medical care

2018

Food provision

2018

Hygiene

2018

Ventilation

2018

Overcrowding

2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2023

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2023

Yes

2018

Yes

2017
Age Segregation

Yes

2023

Yes

2018

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2023

Yes

2021
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2023

At least once a week

2023

At least once a week

2021
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2023
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2023

No regular visits

2021
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Health screeningsDoctorsPsychological care
2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Inadequate ventilation
2023
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Illness
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

No

2023
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2024
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2023
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2018
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2018

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

No

2023

No

2021
Internet Access

No

2023
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2023