Penghargaan Yap Thiam Hien (: Yap Thiam Hien Award) is an award given by Yayasan Pusat Studi Hak Asasi Manusia to people with contributions in human rights issues in Indonesia. The name is based on an Indonesian Chinese lawyer and a human right activist Yap Thiam Hien

Yap Thiam Hien

Yap Thiam Hien was an Indonesian human rights lawyer.His father was Yap Sin Eng and his mother was Hwan Tjing Nio. He was one of the most notable people from Chinese heritage in Indonesia...

. The award is usually given every 10 December since 1992. However, due to lack of funding, the foundation stopped giving out the award in 2005.

Winners

1. 1992 — Haji Muhidin, Jhony Simanjuntak dan H.J.C. Princen
2. 1993 — Marsinah
   Marsinah
   Marsinah was a worker activist at an Indonesian company, PT Catur Putra Surya in Porong, East Java province, whose rape and murder drew international attention to the practices of the Suharto dictatorship and the suppression of workers. Marsinah was serving as a negotiator for 500 workers...
   
   
3. 1994 — Trimoelja D. Soerjadi
4. 1995 — Jenggawah dan Ade Rostina Sitompul
5. 1996 — Sandyawan Sumardi
   Sandyawan Sumardi
   Ignatius Sandyawan Sumardi is a Jesuit priest, closely linked to humanitarian activities in Indonesia after the Indonesian 1998 Revolution.- Early life :...
   
    S.J
6. 1997 — (No award)
7. 1998 — Kontras dan Farida Hariyani
8. 1999 — Sarah Lery Mboeik and Mama Yosepha Alomang
   Yosepha Alomang
   Yosepha Alomang is from the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya , one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet....
   
   
9. 2000 — The Urban Poor Consortium
10. 2001 — Suraiya Kamaruzaman and Ester Jusuf Purba
11. 2002 — Widji Thukul
    Widji Thukul
    Widji Thukul is an Indonesian poet born in 1963. His work is political, often critical of the Indonesian government and the social conditions of the country. He has been missing since 1998.-Life:...
    
    
12. 2003 — Maria Hartiningsih
13. 2004 — Maria Catarina Sumarsih