This is an annual exercise led by a bureau within the State Department and is mandated by the US Congress.
It has listed significant human rights issues in India in 2022.
This includes unlawful and arbitrary killing, freedom of press and violence targeting religious and ethnic minorities.
It mentions human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings, torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by police and prison officials, and harsh and life-threatening prison conditions.