The report contains a country-wise discussion of the state of human rights.
It is submitted each year to the U.S. Congress.
Key findings
The harassment and detention of journalists critical of the Indian government in their reporting and on social media has continued although the government generally respected the freedom of expression.
The Government’s requests for user data from Internet companies had increased “dramatically.”
The government made 49,382 user data requests in 2019 from Facebook, a 32% increase from 2018.
Over the same period, Google requests increased by 69%, while Twitter requests saw a 68% increase.