Cynthia Browns initial work as Associate Director for Americas Watch stressed investigative missions to El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia. In 1983, she inaugurated yearly trips to monitor the human rights situation in Chile. Extending from 1980 to 1992, the alphabetically arranged country files, therefore, emphasize Chile. Other nations include Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Organized alphabetically and running from 1982 to 1994, the general files predominantly contain such administrative files as inter-office correspondence, memorandums, press releases, reports, and schedules. The alphabetical professional files hold correspondence (1984; 1987-1989) with human rights groups, advocates, and Congressional testimony. Finally, the subject files include labor rights, police targets, the United Nations, U.S. policy, and women's issues.
