According to Paul Zeleza, the contexts, challenges and prospects for human rights in Africa have changed quite considerably in recent years. Human rights discourses find favor in both political and popular circles, among the ideologues of the state and the interlocutors of civil society, a tribute to the enduring and unfulfilled yearnings for more humane societies deeply rooted in African collective memories and social psyches, and to the remarkable changes that have already taken place in Africa’s human rights landscapes.