The role that business plays in promoting—or abusing—human rights has never been under such scrutiny...With the wind in their sails, it seems an odd moment for human-rights activists to fall out about business. Yet that is what has happened... Widney Brown, senior director of international law, policy and campaigns at Amnesty International, says that the differences are exaggerated. Amnesty believes both in naming and shaming and in dialogue, she says, and it simply wants legislation that is binding on companies in addition to Mr Ruggie's voluntary guidelines. [refers to Chevron, Total, PetroChina, Berkshire Hathaway, Shell, BP]