The FDRE constitution has established ethnic federal arrangement in one hand andrnincorporates everyoneâ€™s right to freedom of movement and residence everywhere withinrnEthiopian territory on the other. Besides this, ethnic self determination has established as arncornerstone of the federal system. But, there is no any single study has conducted to look at thernpractical serene coexistence of Ethiopian federal system and the right to freedom of movementrnand residence. Thus, the main issue addressed in this paper is whether the federal system hasrnimplemented properly in congruent with the right to freedom of movement and residence ofrnindividuals in Ethiopia. The thesis has also tried to explore whether the institutions put in placernto safeguard the right to freedom of movement and residence has worked efficiently andrneffectively by way of giving the required remedy in case of violation. In doing so the writer hasrnanalyzed cases with integrating interview responses as well as explores other countriesrnexperiences. After conducting serious analysis, the writer has, eventually, reached to thernfollowing findings: ethnic federal setup of Ethiopia has practically negative implication on thernright to freedom of movement and residence; ethnic based political parties are also responsiblernfor the violation due to their contribution to the increasing ethnic consciousness of the society.rnGovernmental safeguard institutions are not properly safeguarding this right from the pitfall ofrnEthiopian ethnic federal system; Misuse of ethnicity for political game by the ruling EPRDFrnparty has aggravated the impact of ethnic federal system on the violation of such freedom.