<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Images of torture and ill-treatment of detainees in the custody of the United States have illustrated how that administration has blatantly disregarded human rights and fundamental freedoms under the banner of fighting the ‘war on terror’. Unfortunately, Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay are only the ‘visible’ parts of the story. In detention centres across the world, the United States Government has ordered interrogators to apply techniques which have been used, specifically, to humiliate Muslim detainees, by offending their religious beliefs. Such techniques have included ‘removal of all comfort items (including religious items)’, ‘forced grooming’ and ‘removal of clothing’. Moreover, reports from former detainees and non-detainee sources from Guantánamo Bay allege that the United States interrogators disrespected the Qur’an, by kicking it on the floor and throwing it in the toilet.  Such outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, are strictly prohibited by Common Article3 to the Geneva Conventions, which sets out minimum requirements for the treatment of persons in armed conflicts, requiring detainees to be treated humanely without distinction based on religion or faith. Such abuses only succeed in hardening anti-American sentiment across the globe, squandering the public sympathy demonstrated after the attack on the World Trade Centre and, ultimately, fuelling the trend towards racism and xenophobia, which has permeated the post‑9/11 world.  In the light of the fact that international human rights obligations do not stop at the borders of the European Union, why does the Commission still seem unable, or unwilling, to provide a strong, critical voice in regard to human rights abuses carried out against Muslim detainees by the United States?"
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>
Images of torture and ill-treatment of detainees in the custody of the United States have illustrated how that administration has blatantly disregarded human rights and fundamental freedoms under the banner of fighting the ‘war on terror’. Unfortunately, Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay are only the ‘visible’ parts of the story. In detention centres across the world, the United States Government has ordered interrogators to apply techniques which have been used, specifically, to humiliate Muslim detainees, by offending their religious beliefs. Such techniques have included ‘removal of all comfort items (including religious items)’, ‘forced grooming’ and ‘removal of clothing’. Moreover, reports from former detainees and non-detainee sources from Guantánamo Bay allege that the United States interrogators disrespected the Qur’an, by kicking it on the floor and throwing it in the toilet.  Such outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, are strictly prohibited by Common Article3 to the Geneva Conventions, which sets out minimum requirements for the treatment of persons in armed conflicts, requiring detainees to be treated humanely without distinction based on religion or faith. Such abuses only succeed in hardening anti-American sentiment across the globe, squandering the public sympathy demonstrated after the attack on the World Trade Centre and, ultimately, fuelling the trend towards racism and xenophobia, which has permeated the post‑9/11 world.  In the light of the fact that international human rights obligations do not stop at the borders of the European Union, why does the Commission still seem unable, or unwilling, to provide a strong, critical voice in regard to human rights abuses carried out against Muslim detainees by the United States?