The Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected the appeal of the group that intends to introduce mandatory religion courses in public schools through a national referendum. According to Iurie Filip, the group's secretary, the appeal was rejected on a procedural basis. “The appeal was rejected because I in my capacity as secretary lacked the authority to submit this appeal. But I wasn't told who should have submit it and they didn't produce any reasons”, Filip told Info-Prim Neo. The decision is final and irreversible, at least in national courts. According to Filip, the group is considering an application with the European Court of Human Rights. “We will further fight for the referendum. We will convince people and travel across the country to campaign, to collect signatures. We will participate in elections and win them; we will form the parliamentary majority and then hold the referendum”, said Filip. Sergiu Ostaf, a human rights activist and a promoter of secularism, says the potential appeal to the European Court doesn't stand a chance since there isn't any article in the European Convention on Human Rights to cover the complaint.