Tobruk, Butnan Municipality

Tobruk (Tobruch) Detention Center (طبرق)

Libya

Status

In use

2021

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
130
12

24 September 2023

YES

2023

Libya

1,552

Refugees

42,908

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Tobruk (Tobruch) Detention Center (طبرق)
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Tobruk, Butnan Municipality, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.083611, 23.976389

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In 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
Social services
2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2023

Name Adult men

2018

Name Adult men

2017
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Egypt

Country #2 Sudan

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 130

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
12
24 September 2023
2
25 July 2021
9
25 April 2021
55
26 August 2018
12
7 June 2017
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
12
24 September 2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Access to telephones

2023

Medical care

2023

Hygiene

2023

Bedding and clothing

2023

Lighting

2023

Access to internet

2023

Ventilation

2021

Showers and toilets

2021

Medical care

2021

Food provision

2017

Showers and toilets

2017

Access to clean drinking water

2017

Medical care

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2023

Yes

2021
Age Segregation

Yes

2023

No

2021

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2021
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Health screeningsPsychological care
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

No

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

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

No

2023

Yes

2021
Internet Access

No

2023

No

2021