Penghargaan Yap Thiam Hien (Yap Thiam Hien Award) is an award given by

Yayasan Pusat Studi Hak Asasi Manusia Yayasan may refer to: *Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), a private, fully residential school at Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia *Kolej Yayasan UEM, residential college situated in Lembah Beringin, Selangor, Malaysia *Yayasan Al-Bukhari Mosque, in Kuala Lumpur ...

to people with contributions in human rights issues in Indonesia. The name is based on an

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lawyer and a human right activist

Yap Thiam Hien John Yap Thiam Hien (25May 191325April 1989) was an Indonesian human rights lawyer. Life Born in Kutaraja, Aceh, Dutch East Indies, his father was Yap Sin Eng and his mother was Hwan Tjing Nio. Yap's family, living in genteel but reduced circ ...

. 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

# 1992 — Haji Muhidin, Jhony Simanjuntak dan H.J.C. Princen # 1993 —

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# 1994 — Trimoelja D. Soerjadi # 1995 — Jenggawah dan Ade Rostina Sitompul # 1996 — Sandyawan Sumardi S.J # 1997 — (No award) # 1998 — Kontras dan Farida Hariyani # 1999 — Sarah Lery Mboeik and Mama Yosepha Alomang # 2000 — The

Urban Poor Consortium Wardah Hafidz (pronounced ) is an Indonesian activist lobbying for the rights of the nation's urban poor. She currently serves as coordinator of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) and was formerly its head.Suraiya Kamaruzaman and

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# 2002 —

Widji Thukul Widji Thukul (born 26 August 1963) is an Indonesian poet and activist. His work is political, often critical of the Indonesian government and the social conditions of the country. He has been missing since 1998. Life Born on 26 August 1963, T ...

# 2003 —

Maria Margaretha Hartiningsih Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ...

# 2004 —

Maria Catarina Sumarsih Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ...

# 2005 — (No award) # 2006 — (No award) # 2007 — (No award) # 2008 — Siti Musdah Mulia # 2009 — Yohanes Jonga # 2010 — Asmara Nababan # 2011 — Soetandyo Wignjosoebroto # 2012 — Majalah Tempo # 2014 —

Anis Hidayah Anis Hidayah (born 1976) is an Indonesian activist who works with migrant workers and human rights issues. Her work has been recognized by Human Rights Watch in Toronto with the receipt of the Alison Des Forges Award in 2011 and the Yayasan Pus ...

# 2015 — Handoko Wibowo # 2016 —

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# 2017 — Ahmad Mustofa Bisri, known as Gus Mus # 2018 — Eva Bande and a local group from Central Java, Sedulur Sikep

References

Indonesian awards Human rights awards {{award-stub