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Civitas Maxima is extending its work to Sudan, where the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

All briefs have now been filed in the BNP Paribas appeal, with Sudanese plaintiffs supported by arguments on Swiss law, sovereignty and corporate accountability.

The BNP Paribas case raises wider questions about Switzerland’s approach to the accountability of economic actors linked to international crimes, writes Alain Werner, director of Civitas Maxima.

Geneva, August 31, 2026 – Civitas Maxima and international justice organizations file amicus brief in support of Sudanese plaintiffs in appeal against BNP Paribas

Recently there was an important development in the field of corporate accountability that is worth highlighting.