180 countries are included in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2023. The Dominican Republic is one of only two countries that improved its perception in the Americas.
Transparency International released the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on 30 January 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The Index shows that most countries have made little to no progress in tackling public sector corruption. Lack of independence of judiciary fosters impunity for the corrupt and powerful
When focusing on the Americas, the CPI reveals that the judiciary in the Americas is failing to fulfill its crucial role as a check on other branches of government.
The lack of judicial independence undermines the rule of law, promoting corruption and impunity for the corrupt and powerful. With the region’s average score holding at 43 and two-thirds of countries ranking below 50...
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