
The project 'Open Research Behind Closed Doors' aims to gain insight into the lived experiences of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities who are detained during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of their criminal behavior and/or as a result of exemption of criminal responsibility due to their disability. Moreover, it aims to identify paths for future research on the challenges posed by pandemics in closed institutions and develop recommendations on how the current situation of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty can be improved.
GOALS

CREATE AWARENESS
The project seeks to make the experiences of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty visible, especially regarding the COVID-19 responses.

HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT
The project will develop recommendations on how to improve the situation of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty in times of pandemics.

PRESENT INSIGHTS
The project will identify paths for future research on the challenges of COVID-19 or other pandemics in closed institutions.
Events
- Presentation: Open Research Behind Closed Doors (external event)Fri 11 JunFestsaal Florido-Tower, 30. Stock, Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 1, 1210 Wien
- New Blog Post! Human Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic - Voice of a person concernedWed 17 MarAtlas of Torture- Exchange Platform
- Open Research Behind Closed Doors International WorkshopWed 03 FebOnline event
- Open Research Behind Closed Doors Austria- National WorkshopMon 25 JanOnline event
- Open Research Behind Closed Doors Germany- National WorkshopThu 21 JanOnline event
- Blog Series : Human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic - Voices of relativesSun 22 NovAtlas of Torture exchange platform
- Blog Seriest: Why do we need open research behind closed doors?Thu 05 NovAtlas of Torture exchange platform
CONTACT US
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights.
Freyung 6, 1. Hof, Stiege II (Schottenstift)
Nora Katona (project leader)