Brigid Inder

In 2014, Inder was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to women’s rights and international justice, and was awarded the inaugural Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize.

[1] Inder completed a Bachelor of Physical Education at the University of Otago in 1987, and then worked for the YWCA as a youth worker.

[4] In addition to her work at WIGJ, Inder was a Special Advisor on Gender to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor from 2012 to 2016, and co-wrote and developed their Policy on Sexual and Gender-based Crimes.

[4] In the 2014 Birthday Honours Inder was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to women’s rights and international justice.

[2][6] Inder was inducted into the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences Hall of Fame at Otago University in 2019, and awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws.