7 a. Displacement based on policies of racial discrimination or other similar practices aimed at/or resulting in altering the ethnic, religious or racial composition of the population; b. Individual or mass displacement of civilians in situations of armed conflict, unless the security of the civilians involved or imperative military reasons so demand, in accordance with international humanitarian law; c. Displacement intentionally used as a method of warfare or due to other violations of international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict; d. Displacement caused by generalized violence or violations of human rights; e. Displacement as a result of harmful practices; f. Forced evacuations in cases of natural or human made disasters or other causes if the evacuations are not required by the safety and health of those affected; g. Displacement used as a collective punishment; h. Displacement caused by any act, event, factor, or phenomenon of comparable gravity to all of the above and which is not justified under international law, including human rights and international humanitarian law. 5. States Parties shall endeavour to protect communities with special attachment to, and dependency, on land due to their particular culture and spiritual values from being displaced from such lands, except for compelling and overriding public interests; . :·( - ·---<" 6. States Parties shall declare as offences punishable by law acts of arbitrary displacement that amount to genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity. Article 5 Obligations of States Parties relating to Protection and Assistance 1. States Parties shall bear the primary duty and responsibility for providing protection of and humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons within their territory or jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind. 2. States Parties shall cooperate with each other upon the request of the concerned State Party or the Conference of State Parties in protecting and assisting internally displaced persons. .