Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on February 6 said the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has gone beyond its scope in urging the member States to impose sanctions on sovereign nations, reports Daily News. The Minister said the UNHRC had issued reports against 10 countries urging the Member States to impose sanctions. The Commission does not have a mandate to do so and such a decision should be taken by the UN General Assembly, he said.