摘要
What is the contemporary significance of the concept of human rights?How to grasp its implications?Does this concept still wield influence in safeguarding individualsfundamental needs?Chinese and foreign scholars recently exchanged their ideas on and observations of human rights in China at a January 20 seminar hosted by the China International Communications Group Center for the Americas(CICG Americas)ahead of the fourth cycle of the universal periodic review of China which was launched by the UN Human Rights Council on January 23.