The United States will speak out about human rights everywhere including in allies and at home, Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday, turning a page from Donald Trump as he bemoaned deteriorations around the world. 

Presenting the State Department's first human rights report under President Joe Biden, the new top US diplomat vowed to stand up for human rights everywhere for "America's interests".

Blinken voiced alarm over abuses around the world including in China, again speaking of "genocide" being committed against the Uyghur community. He said the Biden administration was prioritizing coordination with allies, pointing to recent joint efforts over Xinjiang, China's clampdown in Hong Kong and Russia's alleged poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny.

Blinken also voiced alarm over the Myanmar military's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, attacks on civilians in Syria and a campaign in Ethiopia's Tigray.

The report, written in dry, factual language, did not spare longstanding US allies. It pointed to allegations of unlawful killings and torture in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, quoting human rights groups that said Egypt is holding between 20,000 and 60,000 people chiefly due to their political beliefs.

The latest report also detailed incidents in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an increasingly close US ally.

However, the report continued using the term "Israel, West Bank and Gaza", not "Israel and Occupied Territories".