Central America Gains on Judicial Ethics but Lags on Enforcement, OECD Says

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Infobae – Honduras

An OECD integrity and anti-corruption report finds that among four Central American countries only Costa Rica has all four key safeguards—ethical codes for judges and prosecutors, advisory bodies, and whistleblower protections—while Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic have codes but lack the institutions to enforce them consistently.