Mr. Meeus holds a Master Degree in International and European Law (Cum Laude) from the Free University of Brussels, and a second Master Degree in Latin American Studies at the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) in Amsterdam. He has been involved in a variety of human rights causes related indigenous peoples and minorities over the past 10 years and supported the work of, among others, Amnesty International and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Furthermore, he has extensively supported indigenous peoples representatives of the Amazon in efforts to strengthen their resilience and advocacy related to human rights and environmental concerns, both in Latin America and abroad.

Mr. Meeus speaks Dutch, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.