North Korea offers aid for quake victims (Boston Globe)

North Korea is offering China $100,000 to help earthquake survivors. The North's Korean Central News Agency said Saturday the country made the offer to China's government, which is scrambling to cope with the aftermath of Monday's magnitude 7.9 quake. It did not elaborate.

North Korea offers aid for quake victims (AP via Yahoo! News)

North Korea is offering China $100,000 to help earthquake survivors.

North Korea offers US$100,000 in aid for Chinese earthquake survivors (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

North Korea is offering China US$100,000 (€64,500) to help earthquake survivors.

North Korea welcomes resumption of US food aid (AFP via Yahoo! News)

North Korea welcomed Saturday a US decision to provide the country with badly needed food aid, saying the move would help promote "understanding and confidence" between the two nations.

North Korea welcomes US food aid offer (AP via Yahoo! News)

North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries.

U.S. Food Aid to Ease Shortage, Improve Ties, North Korea Says (Bloomberg.com)

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Resuming food aid from the U.S. to North Korea will help relieve the communist nation's food shortages and improve ties between the two countries, the country's official news agency said.

North Korea welcomes U.S. food aid (CNN.com)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has welcomed the U.S. decision to provide the impoverished nation with food aid.

US to Send Food to North Korea (Time Magazine)

The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide more than 500,000 tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation

US, North Korea reach deal to resume emergency food aid (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The United States said Friday it will send 500,000 metric tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea over the next year under a deal with Pyongyang permitting better monitoring of deliveries.

U.S. to send half-million tons of food to North Korea (CNN.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation.

Letter from the Director

Dear Friends,

It has been nearly three years since a group of citizens were told of the tragedies of the North Korean people and committed to speaking on behalf of them. People all over the world hear of such injustices daily and yet move on with their lives as if they knew nothing.

But this group was different; and from it sprang an organization today known as LiNK – Liberty in North Korea. A collection of passionate citizens and humanitarians from all backgrounds, faiths, and walks of life, united in the common conviction of conscience that men and women everywhere are born free, and deserve liberty.

US Congress Holds NKHR Hearing

On Thursday, March 1, the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Global Environment held a hearing entitled, "North Korean Human Rights: An Update", featuring US Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, Jay Lefkowitz.

The Special Envoy's statement is available here. You can also download Chairman Faleomavaega's statement here, and see a webcast of the hearing here.

Congressman Ed Royce of California also inserted a statement by LiNK Executive Director, Adrian Hong, into the US Congressional Record. An excerpt follows: