Tbilisi. World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21, which is aimed at raising public awareness of people with Down syndrome. The theme of the World Down Syndrome Day 2018 - ''What I Bring to the Community'' - emphasizes the equal contribution of people with Down syndrome to social, public, political, cultural and other areas of life.

''The Public Defender calls on the state to make more efforts to protect the rights of people with Down syndrome in order to ensure their participation in the public life'', is noted in the statement.

Source: ombudsman.ge