India responds to UNHRC concerns: New IT rules ‘designed to empower’ ordinary users of social media

NEW DELHI: Stating that new IT rules are “designed to empower ordinary users of social media”, India on Sunday rejected apprehensions raised by the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and said that new rules were finalised after broad consultations with various stakeholders.

The Permanent Mission of India at the United Nations in its reply to the communication of the Special Procedures Branch of the United Nation Human Rights Council said India’s democratic credentials are well recognised, according to an official statement issued by the IT ministry on Sunday.