Freedom in the World 2020 report

Freedom in the World 2020 report

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I-Society; GS-II-Governance

In News:

• It is released by Freedom House, a US-based NGO which has been tracking global political and civil liberties for almost half a century
• The report derives its methodology from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1948.
• The 2020 report has ranked India at the 83rd position along with Timor-Leste and Senegal.
• India is near the bottom of the pile among the countries categorised as “Free”, with only Tunisia receiving a lower score.

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 6th March 2020

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