U.S. Jury Awards $20 Million to 3 Sudanese Refugees against BNP Paribas

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Friday, October 24, 2025
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
41
Issue: 
11
Abstract: 

On October 17, 2025, a federal jury in New York awarded close to $21 million against BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, for providing the Sudanese government access to the United States’ (U.S.) financial system as Sudan perpetrated atrocities during the dictatorship of former President Omar al-Bashir from 2002 to 2008.