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126Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary IndonesiaTherefore, even without the New York Agreement in 1962and popular vote in 1969, Papua, as part of the former DutchEast Indies, has been integrated into the Republic of Indonesiasince its birth on Aug. 17, 1945. From this perspective, Indonesiawithout Irian Jaya or Papua cannot be called a fully independentnation. Jouwe further appealed to those who were struggling forindependence to return to Papua and develop the province withina new Indonesia, which is more democratic, decentralized, andappears to be one of the world%u2019s emerging economies. There is noreason for Papua to remain underdeveloped.The key issue in Papua is how to strengthen social cohesionbetween Papuans and non-Papuans. Implementation of thespecial autonomy law needs changes to uphold human rights. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan once said, %u201cWewill not enjoy security without development; we will not enjoydevelopment without security; and we will not enjoy eitherwithout respect for human rights.%u201d Therefore, these human rights parameters have to beincorporated in the special autonomy values, such as the ruleof law, democracy, equal access and opportunity for all,efficiency and clean government, and an open society.This spirit may remind us of Martin Luther King Jr., whosaid, %u201cEverybody can be great ... because anybody can serve.You don%u2019t have to have a college degree to serve. You don%u2019t haveto make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need aheart full of grace, a soul generated by love.%u201dHopefully, by adopting those values to serve, Papuans inthe framework of special autonomy will strengthen socialcohesion within the unitary state of Indonesia.[]