In turn, democracy provides the natural environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights. (Democracy and human rights) Analyzing the consequences of breaking barriers between different cultures, the benefits are great. The fact that globalization has brought more and more different cultures together could prove favorable to the process of spreading democracy and human rights. On the other hand, the consequences of globalization may prove unproductive, triggering the rise of autocracy due to parochial reactions and jeopardizing efforts to spread democracy and human rights in developing countries.