Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples’ organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples respected, protected and fulfilled worldwide. Established in 1996, Tebtebba advocates and works on the elaboration and operationalization of indigenous peoples’ sustainable, self-determined development.

Tebtebba is actively engaged in the processes which led to the adoption of international human rights law and other international instruments, policies and agreements. These include the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the establishment of spaces within the United Nations, such as the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, among others. Tebtebba has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.