the evidence of the crimes of which Fujimori stands accused must be assessed in the context of the abuse of power", says Gamarra. The international community's support for these efforts to restore society's confidence in the rule of law is an important condition for their success. Its contribution to the work of the Comisin de la Verdad y Reconciliacin and to Fujimori's extradition for trial is well-known. In this respect, ensuring that international observers as well as the foreign press are present at the trial helps reaffirm both the justness of its outcomes and its relevance to the progress being made (in the region and beyond) in justice and democracy. Despite its turbulent political history, Latin America has resisted the reign of impunity. This effort has involved many parties, from the victims themselves to the Inter-American Human Rights system, operating and forging alliances on many fronts. The struggle against impunity has succeeded in forging a human-rights movement which for more than two generations has embarked on one of the biggest transformations of the region's post-colonial history. "Someone has commented that this trial is a kind of extension of the truth-commission hearings - only this time it's not the victims, but the perpetrators who are talking", says Carlos Rivera, referring to the impact of the trial on public opinion. Indeed, the symbolism of the trial for Peruvian society goes beyond even this. The vast majority of the 70,000 victims of the violence were Quechua-speaking campesinos and campesinas from the most excluded