DR2028 analytical summary. This is a research brief prepared by the DR2028 movement on a real international treaty. It is not an official publication.
Inter-American Convention Against Corruption
Adopted by the Organization of American States on March 29, 1996, this was the first international legal instrument devoted exclusively to fighting corruption — and the model for later global conventions including UNCAC.
What it requires of states parties
- Standards of conduct for public officials, including asset disclosure.
- Transparent systems for government procurement and hiring.
- Protection for whistleblowers and witnesses who report corruption.
- Denial of tax benefits for bribe payments.
- Mutual legal assistance between states in investigating and prosecuting corruption, including extradition where applicable.
The MESICIC review mechanism
The OAS Follow-Up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (MESICIC) peer-reviews each state's progress. Its country reports are public, technical assessments of where a government meets — or misses — the Convention's standards. DR2028 treats MESICIC reports as baseline evidence: they are the hemisphere's own verdict on Dominican compliance.
DR2028 relevance
Our procurement, whistleblower-protection, and judicial-cooperation decrees mirror the Convention's articles article-for-article. When critics call DR2028 proposals experimental, this module answers: they are the OAS standard, signed by the Dominican Republic in 1996 and still awaiting full execution.