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flag A U.S. jury ruled BNP Paribas violated sanctions by aiding Sudan’s violence in Darfur, awarding $20.5M to survivors.

flag A U.S. jury has ruled that French bank BNP Paribas helped facilitate atrocities in Sudan from 2002 to 2008 by providing financial services that violated U.S. sanctions, awarding $20.5 million in damages to three Sudanese plaintiffs who fled the country. flag The verdict, based on a five-week trial in Manhattan, found the bank’s actions were a "natural and adequate cause" of harm, linking its services to funding for the Sudanese government’s violent campaigns during the Darfur conflict. flag The plaintiffs, now U.S. residents, testified to severe abuses including ethnic cleansing, torture, and sexual assault. flag BNP Paribas called the decision flawed and plans to appeal, arguing it did not knowingly enable human rights violations. flag The ruling could set a precedent for holding multinational banks accountable for aiding state-sponsored violence, especially in light of the U.S. government’s 2004 genocide designation for the conflict.

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