Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi called on international human rights groups to independently find out if the Iraqi government tortured his bodyguard to death. At least nine Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in attacks.

Iraq’s Human Rights Commission reported it is reviewing “initial signs” that Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s staff was forced to give confessions that implicated the vice president in terrorist acts. At least five Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in new attacks.

The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch called on Iraq to investigate allegations of torture against its own security personnel. At least three Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in light violence.

At least eight Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in light violence. One of the victims was a Christian person.