UN Security Council mulls sending up to 228 police to Burundi

Burundian police officers collect a cache of weapons recovered from suspected fighters after clashes in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi December 12, 2015.

The United Nations Security Council is considering whether to send up to 228 UN police to Burundi.

This is in a bid to monitor the security and human rights situation in the East African country, where deadly political violence has simmered for more than a year.