The Human Rights Council works to promote human rights around the world by addressing human rights violations through discussions and resolutions and through reports and recommendations on country specific situations. It's through these discussions of violations and through raising awareness that the Human Rights Council works to create and uphold a global moral standard that all states and people can aspire to. Although many of the foundational documents upon which the HRC rests are legally binding, the majority of the resolutions passed by the committee today are not. However, resolutions can still be passed that are not legally binding and merely add to the existing precedent on international human rights standards. Additionally, in conjunction with the General Assembly and the Security Council, the HRC also has the power to launch investigations and fact-finding missions into specific human rights violations either thematically or by country.