KI Media: “Shirin Neshat: Art in exile - POWERFUL !” plus 3 more

Shirin Neshat is among the best-known Persian artists in the Western world. She has lived in the United States, in self-imposed exile from her native Iran, for most of her adult life. This experience, of being caught between two cultures, dominates Neshat's creative work: each of her pieces offers a glimpse into the complex social, religious and political realities that shape her identity—and the identities of Muslim women worldwide.

Neshat's provocative photographs, videos and multimedia installations have resonated with the curators of many major international art exhibitions, including the XLVIII Venice Biennale, where she won the top prize in 1999. Her first feature film, Women Without Men, tells the stories of four women struggling to escape oppression in Tehran. It won her the Silver Lion for best director at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.

The second is far more contentious and has led many observers of the ECCC to challenge its very legitimacy and future. But now both of the Co-Prosecutors and the Co-Investigating Judges have begun to battle among themselves publicly. The integrity of the ECCC hangs in the balance. The pathway is discoverable, but it will take some common sense and courage to find the markers and act responsibly. As I have listened to oral arguments and read and studied the publicly available documents and media reports on these two situations, I am struck by how a distorted view of the personal jurisdiction of the ECCC still appears to deeply influence the work of those whose responsibility lies with an accurate reading of the ECCC Law and the UN-RGC Agreement.

- Former U.S. War Crimes Ambassador David Scheffer

The Negotiating History of the ECCC's Personal Jurisdiction

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