Tamara Dávila Rivas

Tamara Dávila Rivas (born c. 1981) After her mother died in a car accident in 1999, her father remarried María Josefina Vigil Gurdián, sister of Ana Margarita Vijil, She has a master's degree in Gender, Identity and Citizenship from the University of Huelva in Spain as well as a master's in Social Policies, Rights and Protagonism of Children and Adolescents from the Central American University (UCA).

Activism

Dávila has been politically active in the anti-government protests that began in 2018, participating in demonstrations and once getting arrested. In July 2020, she was named as one of its representatives to the executive committee of the unified opposition, the National Coalition.

Because of harassment Dávila faced for her human rights work, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued precautionary measures intended to ensure her safety.

Two days after her arrest, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced Dávila and others would be held for 90 days of preventative detention while being investigated.

Vijil was arrested on June 13 at her home with former Sandinista commander Dora María Téllez, who was also arrested.