On December 10, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia held an information campaign in 9 cities of Georgia on the occasion of the Human Rights Day. Within the campaign, representatives of the Public Defender's Office and the Public Defender, together with representatives of the diplomatic corps and international organizations, talked about human rights and freedoms with population in order to raise the level of civic education. They also explained the role and functions of the Public Defender’s Office, distributed leaflets and flyers about the activities of the Public Defender's Office and other gifts.

"It is necessary to raise awareness of human rights and carry out broad educational campaign in order to establish the rule of law and high standards of human rights in the country. This information campaign serves exactly this objective", - said the Public Defender at the event near Rustaveli Metro, which was also attended by UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia, Shombi Sharp.

Events were held in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Gori, Akhaltsikhe, Telavi and Marneuli by the support of the EU project "Strengthening the Activities of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia".