FORUM

       2     China's Consultation Mechanisms during Social Transition-- Speech at the Symposium on the Tenth Founding   ---- Anniversary of the  Tokyo Foundation   BY LUO HAOCAI

FEATURES

      8     Ethnic Minority Sports Thrive in China      BY ZHANG SHUFANG & LU JING

     13    Endangered Languages Not to Survive Only in Memory    BY YANG XIAOBAO

     17    Man with a Heart of Gold-- A website to help released former offenders   BY CHEN FUSHAN

ACADEMIA

       20    Historical Improvement Achieved by China in the Cause of Human Rights       BY LI JUNRU

       24    Protection of the Right to Life by International Human Rights Law      BY SUN PINGHUA

LAWS & LAW ENFORCEMENT

       29    National Emergency and Human Rights Protection    BY LU ZHI’AN

       32    Ensure Rights and Interests of Passengers-- On new rules of railway accident investigation and reporting    BY YENAN

GLOBAL WATCH

       32    A Look into the Republic of Korea's National Human Rights Commission    BY LI XINGYAN

       34    Prospects of Establishing an Asia-Pacific Regional Framework for Human Rights Cooperation      BY BAN WENZHAN

SPOTLIGHTS

       38    12 News Items