Abderrahim Berrada

Abderrahim Berrada (Arabic: عبد الرحيم برادة; 1938 – 20 February 2022) was a Moroccan lawyer and human rights activist.^[1]

Abderrahim Berrada
Berrada in 2012
Born	1938 Casablanca, Morocco
Died	20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 83–84) Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Occupation(s)	Lawyer Human rights activist
Political party	Socialist Union of Popular Forces

Biography

Berrada became a lawyer in 1962, specializing in political processing.^[2] He defended activists within the National Union of Popular Forces and other political activists during the 1970s. He also represented Abraham Serfaty and Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco.^[3][4]

He was a member of the Paris Bar Association [fr] before moving to Casablanca in 1966.^[5] During the reign of Hassan II of Morocco, Abderrahim Bouabid suggested that he serve as Minister of Justice, but he refused.^[6] He was notably a close friend of Omar Benjelloun and Mehdi Ben Barka.

Berrada died in Casablanca on 20 February 2022.^[7]

Publications

• Plaidoirie pour un Maroc laïque (2019)^[8][9]