p.CMP~ ~ r; 6~LLEB 1 or.u:n. • Human and Peoples' Rights Human Rights ou, Collective Responsibility he referred to the Maasai as the lsmailis of East Africa who "will be satisfied ... until they met with a crushing defeat." 124. They claim that the expulsion of the Maasai from Kedong violates international law, which recognises that forced displacement will inevitably tear families apart, undermine social and cultural ties, disrupt educational opportunities, deprive displaced populations of access to vital necessities such as food, shelter and medicine, and expose innocent people, especially children, to acts of violence such as attacks on camps, disappearances and rapes. 125. They argue that the purpose of international law governing displacement is to prevent and avoid "situations that may lead to the displacement of persons". International law extends to everyone the right to be "protected against arbitrary displacement from their home or habitual place of residence" and after exploring the lack of "viable alternatives" and still proceeding with displacement in a way that minimizes its adverse effects. They aver that the Kampala Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons requires States to avoid "as far as possible" displacement caused by development projects. 126. For the Complainants, these rules prohibit forced displacement as a fundamental principle, but in circumstances where it may be permitted, the displacement must take place following a fair process, including the consent of the victims, and after sufficient safeguards have been put in place to prevent serious violations of rights and to prevent the most vulnerable among internally displaced persons, including ch ildren. They allege that the Respondent State has not taken any steps consistent with its obligations under international law in the way it is dealing with the issue of the Kedong Maasai. 127. They state that there are a number of international legal regimes that have been created to guarantee the rights of these groups of people, including the 1948 UN Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) and the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions 107 and 169 of 1957 and 1989, respectively, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) of 2007. Other international legal documents include the African Charter; and the African CharterfTreaty of the East African Community.