Martina Davis-Correia (May 13, 1967 – December 1, 2011) was an American civil rights activist.
She was the older sister of Troy Anthony Davis, a cause célèbre in the campaign to abolish capital punishment.
The week before her brother's execution, Correia made an emotional, symbolic gesture in support of him when she got up from her wheelchair.
[1] The COO of Amnesty International called Davis-Correia "a powerful example of how one person can make a difference ... she remained brave and defiant to the core of her being, stating her conviction that one day [her brother's] death would be the catalyst for ending the death penalty.
[2] A former Army flight nurse who served in the Gulf War, she had been diagnosed with liver and metastatic breast cancer, which claimed her life at age 44, after a decade-long battle.