<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"More than 400Kurdish political prisoners jailed by Turkey have been on hunger strike since mid‑February, seriously risking their lives, to demand justice and respect for the human rights of Kurds in Turkey.  The situation of the Turkish population is alarming, the Turkish government having arrested more than 9000Kurds since 2009, including six members of Parliament, 31mayors, 96journalists, 36lawyers and 183leaders of the PPD (Party for Peace and Democracy) and dozens of trade unionists, human rights activists and students, including minors.  The Turkish army has also repeatedly violated international law by carrying out military operations in Iraq, where, in the latest operations alone, 41civilians have been killed.  In addition to these 400Kurdish political prisoners in Turkish prisons, 15European Kurds began a hunger strike at the beginning of this month to demand a just and democratic solution to the situation of the Kurdish people and release and justice for all political prisoners and for Abdullah Öcalan. MrÖcalan is a recognised Kurdish leader imprisoned since 1999, with whom the Turkish authorities were holding negotiations until, on 27July2011, they decided to halt these and to subject MrÖcalan to inhumane solitary confinement.  Considering the violations of human rights and international law, the continued sale of arms to Turkey by EU Member States like France and Germany, and the process of negotiation for Turkey’s entry into theEU,  Does the Commission, in the context of these negotiations, take into account the Turkish authorities’ systematic violation of basic democratic principles and the human rights of the Kurdish population?   Has the Commission formally requested, or does it intend to request, that the Turkish authorities put an end to illegal and unjustified practices against the Kurds?   Does the Commission plan to freeze progress in negotiations on this country joining theEU until a just and democratic resolution to this problem is reached?   Does the Commission have up-to-date information on the plight of Kurdish political prisoners and is it monitoring this information?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>
More than 400Kurdish political prisoners jailed by Turkey have been on hunger strike since mid‑February, seriously risking their lives, to demand justice and respect for the human rights of Kurds in Turkey.  The situation of the Turkish population is alarming, the Turkish government having arrested more than 9000Kurds since 2009, including six members of Parliament, 31mayors, 96journalists, 36lawyers and 183leaders of the PPD (Party for Peace and Democracy) and dozens of trade unionists, human rights activists and students, including minors.  The Turkish army has also repeatedly violated international law by carrying out military operations in Iraq, where, in the latest operations alone, 41civilians have been killed.  In addition to these 400Kurdish political prisoners in Turkish prisons, 15European Kurds began a hunger strike at the beginning of this month to demand a just and democratic solution to the situation of the Kurdish people and release and justice for all political prisoners and for Abdullah Öcalan. MrÖcalan is a recognised Kurdish leader imprisoned since 1999, with whom the Turkish authorities were holding negotiations until, on 27July2011, they decided to halt these and to subject MrÖcalan to inhumane solitary confinement.  Considering the violations of human rights and international law, the continued sale of arms to Turkey by EU Member States like France and Germany, and the process of negotiation for Turkey’s entry into theEU,  Does the Commission, in the context of these negotiations, take into account the Turkish authorities’ systematic violation of basic democratic principles and the human rights of the Kurdish population?   Has the Commission formally requested, or does it intend to request, that the Turkish authorities put an end to illegal and unjustified practices against the Kurds?   Does the Commission plan to freeze progress in negotiations on this country joining theEU until a just and democratic resolution to this problem is reached?   Does the Commission have up-to-date information on the plight of Kurdish political prisoners and is it monitoring this information?