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A New York jury awarded nearly $21 million to three Sudanese refugees who sued BNP Paribas for enabling atrocities through U.S. financial system access.

The verdict could apply to 23,000 Sudanese refugees who are U.S. citizens in the class-action case seeking billions more in damages.

BNP Paribas suggested it plans to appeal, arguing it was not allowed to introduce key evidence and had no liability for Sudan’s human rights abuses.

A federal jury in New York has issued a nearly $21-million verdict against France’s largest bank for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system as it engaged in atrocities two decades ago.

The woman and two men who prevailed in t

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