The 2'd half of the by gone century has witnessed the evolution of the concept of humanrnrights to assume a universal jurisdiction. Today a violation of human rights in one part ofrnthe planet is a violation against international community. Not only individual states butrnalso states functioning at the international level are duty bearers regarding human rights.rnIn short individual states and international community are required to respect, protect andrnpromote human rights in every part of the world.rnThe right to development is one of the recently emerging human rights. Tracing itsrnideological birth in Africa back in 1970s, the right to development proved to be one ofrnthe cherished rights of peoples and individuals, especially those living in economicallyrnpoor countries to which Ethiopia squarely belongs.rnObligations attached to human rights in general and the right to development specificallyrnrequired the international community (especially the economically developed ones) tornextend aid of various forms to the peoples I iving in poor countries. One form of sllch aidrnis development aid.rnParadoxically development aid from the donors has a potential of affecting hmnan rightsrnin the recipient cOllntries both positively and negatively.rnHuman rights status in a given recipient country has also a role in determining therneffectiveness of development aid in that country.rnThe normative framework build upon human right law, the multidimensional effects ofrndevelopment aid on human rights and the instrumental value of human rights for aidrneffectiveness all induced this thesis to argue that donors should integrate human rights inrnto their development activities.rnIn this thesis I have argued that donors of Ethiopia should redesign their developmentrnpolicy in such a way that it accommodates human right consideration in a meaningfulrnway.