Chris Kaba’s family back call for UN to examine police shooting

Chris Kaba's mother, Helen Nkama, during a protest in front of New Scotland Yard, London. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

The UN has been asked to consider the death of Chris Kaba in its global investigation into “police brutality” and racism.

In a move supported by his family, the charity Inquest has submitted detailed concerns over the police shooting of Kaba, an unarmed black man, to the UN human rights office.