SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 - Designed by Jesuit architect Robert Dolinar, the new 'Room of Silence' at the Postojna detention centre in Slovenia marks the successful completion of a project initiated by JRS-Slovenia.
  Spearheaded by country director Robin Schweiger SJ, along with chief of the centre Mr Jože Konec, the new room was officially opened by Dr Zdenka Čebašek-Travnik, the Human Rights Ombudsman of Slovenia.
  At the opening ceremony, director Robin Schweiger delivered a short speech explaining how the idea was born out of the out of the JRS 10 New Member States project, completed last year. 
Following Fr Schweiger's address, a few words were said both by Dr Čebašek-Travnik and a representative of the Islamic and Orthodox community  in Postojna and the representative of the police headquarters in Ljubljana Mr
Daniel Žibret.
  Afterwards, Robert Dolinar presented the new room to those assembled and explained the symbols used and the motivation behind his ideas for the room.
  In addition to those already mentioned, in attendance on the day were Marijan Šef SJ, the former director of JRS-Slovenia, Milan Bizant SJ, the Slovenian provincial, who read a letter sent by JRS-Europe director Jan Stuyt for the occasion, and social worker, Rebeka Balažić.