provision of the Rome Statute and, as a consequence, "the trial process has been ruptured to such a degree that it is now impossible to piece together the constituent elements of a fair trial". On 2 July 2008, the court ordered Lubanga's release, on the grounds that "a fair trial of the accused is impossible, and the entire justification for his detention has been removed", but an Appeal Chamber agreed to keep him in custody while the Prosecutor appealed. By 18 November 2008, the Prosecutor had agreed to make all the confidential information available to the court, so the Trial Chamber reversed its decision and ordered that the trial could go ahead. The Prosecutor was widely criticised for his actions, but the court was also praised for its "determination to ensure fairness to the defence". Human rights groups have expressed their concern about the narrow scope of the charges against Lubanga, and urged the Prosecutor to add more crimes to the indictment. Several organisations wrote to the Prosecutor in 2006 arguing that "the failure to include additional charges in the case against Mr. Lubanga could undercut the credibility of the ICC in the DRC. Moreover, the narrow scope of the current charges may result in severely limiting victims' participation in the first proceedings before the ICC. This could negatively impact on the right of victims to reparations." Lubanga's lawyer complained that the defence team was given a smaller budget than the Prosecutor, that evidence and witness statements were slow to arrive, and that many documents were so heavily censored that they were impossible to read. References External links The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo — public court records relating to the ICC trial — special edition focusing on the Lubanga trial Thomas Lubanga Dyilo — the Hague Justice Portal Thomas Lubanga — Trial Watch www.lubangatrial.org — daily coverage of the trial and legal analysis 2003 interview with Thomas Lubanga — IRIN Report on the opening day of Thomas Lubanga's trial – Radio France International 1960 births Living people People from Ituri Province Hema people Democratic Republic of the Congo prisoners and detainees Democratic Republic of the Congo people imprisoned abroad People of the Ituri conflict Democratic Republic of the Congo people convicted of war crimes People convicted by the International Criminal Court People extradited from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo rebels