all work areas in government agencies and seeks to realize this principle among all employees, beneficiaries and the services provided by such agencies in cooperation and coordination with the Supreme Council for Women. The Committee expresses its opinion on issues related to the integration of women’s needs in the framework of equal opportunities to increase their participation across vital and influential fields and sectors. 2.5. NIHR also stresses the importance of the Royal Order of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to establish Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Award for the Empowerment of Bahraini Women, which reflects the seriousness of the Kingdom of Bahrain to be on women empowerment. The process subject to deliberate planning and follow-up and evaluation to measure Bahraini women's progress as a partner with equal opportunities in public life. The award also reflects the importance of the national initiatives in the field of empowering women and establishing scientific, objective and measurable standards that support the efforts of public and private sector institutions to achieve equal opportunities at the level of sustainable national development. 2.6. However, the principle of non-discrimination is not based on the ground of gender only; thus, the Kingdom of Bahrain must ensure that every person within its jurisdiction is entitled to the enjoyment of the fundamental human rights and freedoms without discrimination on the basis of race, color, language, religious belief, opinion, thought, national or social origin, wealth, birth, or physical or mental disability. Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 20