Refugees and asylum seekers
In October, UNHCR renewed documents of 97 individuals. UNHCR also registered 885 individuals from Palestine, Eritrea, Sudan and Syria. As part of protection monitoring, a number of missions to detention centres were conducted (see overleaf) and UNHCR received reports of migrants and asylum seekers being arrested because they lacked documentation. For example, on 20 October, 102 persons from Somalia and Sudan were arrested near Kufra and were subsequently detained in the Kufra detention centre. On 23 October, 95 persons from Somalia including women were also arrested because of their irregular status.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
UNHCR continues to receive reports of Tawerghans being arrested and abducted. Moreover, on 15 October, the guards at the entrance of the Fellah IDP camp opened fire inside the camp damaging the school and some houses in the camp. No casualties were reported. In East Libya,
UNHCR conducts regular monitoring visits to Tawergha IDPs in the following sites: Al Helyss, Garyounis, Deaf School, Electricity Institute, Sidi Faraj, LRC and LSFAR. Special attention is given to IDP living conditions, health care, education and other basic needs. In particular UNHCR is in the process of delivering 120 plastic sheets for Al Helyss camp to cover the pipe shelters.
