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Human rights are the oxygen of humanity, but one by one, human rights are being suffocated by autocrats, crushing opposition because they fear what the truly empowered people would do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Human rights are being suffocated by the climate crisis and by a morally bankrupt global financial system that too often obstructs the path to greater equality and sustainable development,&#8221; Guterres added.<\/p>\n<p>At the same session, the Council\u2019s chief Volker Tu\u0308rk warned of a \u201cvery dangerous\u201d situation in a world increasingly dominated by authoritarians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy some estimates, autocrats now control around one third of the world&#8217;s economy, more than double the proportion 30 years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaders cite national security and the fight against terrorism to justify gross violations. 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