Jakarta – Students from the Front for Anti Violence (Fomapak) staged a rally in front of the US Embassy located on Jl. Merdeka Selatan here today. They demanded that the international community puts pressure on the Indonesian government to stop human rights violations committed by the military and police officers in Aceh, and that perpetrators be brought to an international court.

The students say that numerous incidents have occurred in Aceh during the imposition of military operations, such as when Aceh was declared a Special Military Operation Area. Fomapak Coordinator, A. Jabar, said that the current Limited Military Operation (OMT) has deviated from its purpose. "The OMT was intended to enforce law in Aceh. It is actually slaughtering the Acehnese," he said.

Human rights abuses make people live in terror. They flee to other places which are considered more secure, but where they cannot conduct normal daily activities and children do not go to school.

Meanwhile, the students also demanded that the US government put pressure on the Indonesian government to withdraw security forces that have been stationed at ExxonMobil in Lhokseumawe. The students say that military and police officers have tortured and killed people at the gas field complex. Therefore, the students urged countries that have veto rights on the UN Security Council to intervene in solving the Aceh problem.