Our people
Charlie McMillan, Interim Director 
Charlie McMillan is the new Interim Director of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland. He joined us in September 2024 from the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities. He was the SCLD Chief Executive for 5 years and was the founder and Chair of Restraint Reduction Scotland, and Co-Chair of the Scottish Gender-Based Violence and Learning Disability Steering Group in this role. Charlie has worked in wide range of roles across the Scottish voluntary sector during his career. He has significant experience in lobbying, campaigning and policy development. He is an individual LGBT+ activist and has a wide range of other personal interests including mindfulness-based meditation.
Ruari Macneil, Administrator
Ruari is the Administrator at the Consortium. After his undergrad he gained experience in a variety of different sectors before returning to university to complete a Masters at SOAS University in Anthropology of Development. During this time, his interest in human rights related issues piqued, and since graduating he has held roles with Leith-based DPO, Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living, and Citizens Advice Scotland. After a 9-month sabbatical in Andalucía to help further develop his Spanish skills, Ruari returned to Edinburgh and began working with the Consortium.
In his spare time, Ruari is a competitive runner and general outdoor enthusiast, and you will often find him in the Highlands and Islands doing his best to survive the wind, rain and/or midges.
Roza Salih, Human Rights Participation Officer 
Roza is the Human Rights Participation Officer with Human Rights Consortium Scotland. In her role, she conducts research related to Human Rights issues and engages with migrants’ communities and organisations to participate in human rights developments, which can ultimately influence decision makers.
Roza arrived in Scotland in 2001 with her family from Iraqi Kurdistan. Roza has a BA Honours Degree in Law and Politics. At the age of 15, she co-founded the Glasgow Girls with fellow pupils from Drumchapel High School. A film, documentary and a musical are made about their campaign to stand up against dawn raids, deportation of asylum seekers and to end child detention in the UK. The Glasgow Girls campaign has made a significant positive impact in welcoming refugees. At University, Roza worked with Education Scotland, Scottish Refugee Council, and University of Strathclyde inputting the New Scots Education project which is part of Integrating Refugees in Scotland’s communities. Roza influenced decision makers on the rights to Higher Education and University of Strathclyde became the first institution in Scotland to offer such scholarships to asylum seekers. Roza is well known as a human rights campaigner to improve the lives of others. Roza is the first former Refugee to hold a political office in Scotland and is currently elected as Councillor in Glasgow City Council. In 2017 Roza was named as one of the Saltire Society’s Outstanding Women of Scotland and the BBC named Roza as one of the top 100 influential Women of 2022.
Roza in her spare time likes to volunteer helping asylum seekers and refugee to learn English language or celebrate their culture festivals. She also speaks at different events and schools to raise awareness about refugee rights.
Our Board
- Aidan Collins, individual (Chair)
- Lucy Mulvagh, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) (Vice Chair)
- Sofi Taylor, Migrant Voice
- Shruti Jain, Chair of Saheliya
- Rebecca Zahn, academic
- Annamaria De Felice, JustRight Scotland
- Tessa Ferry, Race to Zero
- Chris Walters, The Longford Trust
- Gil Long, Citizens Advice Scotland
- Bruce Adamson, Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project
- Paul Daly