This study examines into the extent of the implication of absence of human rights education inrnthe Ethiopian Defence Command and Staff College. The investigation has mainly focused onrnrevealing gaps in the institutional machinery vis-Ã -vis the mission stated in the FDRErnConstitution as well as the Defense Mission, and the shortcomings of the curriculum torninculcate them through formal education for the higher Officers. Review of legal instruments,rnkey informant interview, focus group discussions, as well as documentation of prevalentrnrealities pertaining to the curriculum of the EDCSC were the major sources of data.rnQualitative analysis were employed, and the analysis were multifaceted, iterative, andrnsimultaneous which eventually mirror out what has been intended to put into practice andrnwhat is actually being accomplished. Findings primarily revealed that though the EDCSC isrnthe highest level of all other colleges of the National Defence, its curriculum is not in positionrnto instill courses which are pivotal to enrich the students to understand and in turn to realizernthe top priority institutional missions. Secondly, even if the top management of the EDCSCrnhave the perception that the students who joined the College are already internalizedrnconcepts of human rights and their instruments, the study uncovered that the know-how of thernstudents is not up to expected. Thirdly, the study revealed that for formal education in thernEDCSC is the first in kind for most of the students; it is hardly possible for them to haverncomprehensive understanding on human rights education or related courses