Executive Order 13491 is an
executive order issued on January 22, 2009, by
United States President Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
ordering compliance with US domestic law, and its international agreements, in its treatment of captives.
[
] The full title of the order is ''Executive Order 13491 – Ensuring Lawful Interrogations''.
As part of this order, Obama rescinded
Executive Order 13440.
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]
References
Executive orders of Barack Obama
Interrogation techniques
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