Which institution did Omar Khadr appeal to overturn his U.S. conviction?
Alberta Court of Appeal
U.S. Supreme Court
Ontario Court of Appeal
International Court of Justice
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The Alberta Court of Appeal was the institution Omar Khadr appealed to overturn his U.S. conviction. Khadr, a Canadian citizen, was captured in Afghanistan at the age of 15 and held in Guantánamo Bay for over a decade. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to five war crimes before a U.S. military commission and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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