Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission

On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida filed a first-of-its kind human rights lawsuit against the U.S. government.  The action requests a ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)  that U.S. gun policy violates human rights law and cost their son Oliver his right to life.