FORUM

2 Civil Affairs Authorities Bent on Protecting People's Basic Rights     BY LI LIGUO

HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS

5 Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009 BY CHINA'S INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL

ACADEMIA

14 Legislative Protection for Women's Rights and Interests after the Founding of the People's Republic of China BY LI MINGSHUN

20 Challenges to Women University Graduates in Employment and Countermeasures BY XIAN KAILIN & GUAN XIAOWEI

24 On Culture's Diversity and Human Rights's Development BY XIN JIE

FEATURES

27 Women Aren't Behind Men as Breadwinners  BY LIN HAIREN

31 China Mourns Quake Victims FROM XINHUANET

32 Prisons Help Inmates Turn a New Lease in Life  BY ZHANG WEILI, LU JIAN & LU JIAWEI

GLOBAL WATCH

34 Chin's Attitude to the UN Peacekeeping Operation: Changes & Causes BY ZHOU QI

SPOTLIGHTS

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