Martin Nyman

Martin Nyman is a Supervising Attorney at IRAP Europe. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating the individual representation of beneficiaries of international protection in the family reunification process to Sweden, as well as for litigation and advocacy to challenge difficulties faced by protection holders in the process.

Prior to joining IRAP Europe, Martin served as Senior Legal Advisor at Civil Rights Defenders in Sweden, where he led the organization’s migration program. He has extensive experience in migration and refugee law, having held positions such as Legal Director at the Swedish Refugee Law Center and Associate Legal Officer at the UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries. His previous roles also include Reporting Lawyer at both the Migration Court in Stockholm and the Migration Court of Appeal, as well as Case Officer at the Swedish Migration Agency.

Martin has contributed to several European legal networks and databases, including serving as a country expert for the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) and the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) Statelessness Index. He was also a national coordinator for the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA). His litigation work includes the landmark case MIG 2018:20, which significantly impacted access to family reunification for individuals granted subsidiary protection in Sweden.

Martin holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Stockholm University. He has also studied Immigration, Nationality, and Asylum Law at Middlesex University in London, and courses in political science, international relations, and business administration at Stockholm University. He speaks Swedish, English and basic German.