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Reynaga became a sex worker at 19. After being a victim of institutional violence and experiencing imprisonment multiple times in Argentina, she travelled to work in Spain for a time. She returned to Argentina and founded AMMAR in 1994 in response to police harassment and violence.
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According to the organization, between 1996 and 2001, 41 members of AMMAR were murdered. AMMAR operates as a trade union and since 1995 it has been an affiliated member of the
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Reynaga has also campaigned on issues related to health (HIV/AIDS) In 2008, she was the first to address the issue of sex worker's rights in a plenary session of the
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Bliss, K (September 2008). "XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City: Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean".
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10 años de acción: 1997/2007 : la experiencia de organización de la Red de Trabajadoras Sexuales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe.
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In 2009, the Buenos Aires legislature recognised Reynaga as "Outstanding Public Figure for the Human Rights of Women" (
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Saini, Anna; Reynaga, Elena Eva; Parmanand, Sharmila; Grant, Melissa Gira; El Feki, Shereen (2016).
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""El movimiento de mujeres necesita de todas las mujeres". Entrevista con Elena Reynaga"
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""If I were born again, I would still be a sex worker""
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