JPTi Submits EMRIP Input on Structural Conflict and Unresolved Decolonisation in Alaska, Hawaii, Scotland, and Catalonia

Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) is pleased to announce the submission of its formal contribution to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) for the 2026 thematic study on “The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations.” This submission has been prepared in response to the United Nations Call for Input, available at:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2026/call-inputs-study-rights-indigenous-peoples-conflict-and-post-conflict

JPTi’s input provides a comprehensive and evidence-based analysis of structural conflict, prolonged post-conflict conditions, and unresolved decolonisation affecting four distinct peoples whose political status and territorial rights remain contested: the Indigenous Peoples of Alaska and Hawaii, and the peoples of Scotland and Catalonia.

The report demonstrates that in each of these contexts, colonial acquisition without consent, discriminatory legal regimes, suppression of political identity, environmental exploitation, and the criminalisation of Indigenous representatives have produced conditions consistent with EMRIP’s framing of conflict and post-conflict situations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

The submission further examines:

• the historical foundations of unresolved territorial and constitutional conflicts;

• the ongoing impact of structural violence, surveillance, and political repression;

• the environmental and cultural harms arising from resource extraction and militarisation;

• the continued erosion of Indigenous governance, linguistic rights, and cultural autonomy;

• the centrality of self-determination as a peacebuilding imperative.

Through detailed documentation and legal analysis, JPTi underscores that these situations cannot be understood as historical disputes but as active and ongoing conflicts that continue to endanger Indigenous rights, environmental security, and the ability of representatives to engage safely in international processes.

The full submission is available here:

JPTi response to call for input for Study on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Conflict .

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JPTi remains committed to supporting Indigenous and non-self-governing peoples in securing their rights to justice, equality, and self-determination, and stands ready to continue its engagement with EMRIP and other UN human rights mechanisms.

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