美国陪审团裁定BNP Paribas违反制裁, 协助苏丹在达尔富尔的暴力行为, A U.S. jury ruled BNP Paribas violated sanctions by aiding Sudan’s violence in Darfur, awarding $20.5M to survivors.

美国陪审团裁定,法国银行法国巴黎银行(BNP Paribas)通过提供违反美国制裁的金融服务,帮助促成2002年至2008年在苏丹的暴行,向逃离该国的三名苏丹原告赔偿2 050万美元的损失。 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. 该判决基于曼哈顿为期五星期的审判结果, 认为该银行的行动是造成伤害的“自然和充分原因 ” , 将银行的服务与资助苏丹政府在达尔富尔冲突期间的暴力运动挂钩。 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. 原告(现为美国居民)作证严重虐待,包括种族清洗、酷刑和性攻击。 The plaintiffs, now U.S. residents, testified to severe abuses including ethnic cleansing, torture, and sexual assault. BNP Paribas称该决定有缺陷,并计划提出上诉,辩称它没有故意助长侵犯人权的行为。 BNP Paribas called the decision flawed and plans to appeal, arguing it did not knowingly enable human rights violations. 特别是考虑到美国政府在2004年将这场冲突定为种族灭绝罪行,这项裁决可以开创一个先例,要求多国银行对协助国家支持的暴力负责。 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.