WORLD IN BRIEF : AUSTRIA : U.S. Slams Human Rights ‘Renegades’

The United States slammed China and other “renegade” nations for trying to block progress on human rights and said Washington will not hesitate to criticize its opponents. “China is at the forefront of a handful of renegade nations trying to slow down or stop the process of drafting a meaningful final document,” Timothy Wirth, head of the U.S. delegation told the U.N. World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna. “These states have power far beyond their status, and the U.S. cannot allow itself to be frustrated,” Wirth said.