Sri Lanka, along with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan is among the "worst offenders" in the region in protecting journalists in 2014-15, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said in its latest report.

The report 'The Freedom Frontier- Press Freedom in South Asia', which was released this week, advocated a strong need for a campaign to end impunity to ensure that those who abduct, attack or kill journalists were brought to justice.

"The 2014 Impunity Index, by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), had revealed that Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as the worst offenders on impunity in the region. The situation, unfortunately, remains much the same but some significant progress has been made in the region to end impunity," the 13th annual IFJ report said.

According to IFJ website, it is the world's largest organisation of journalists and represents around 600,000 members in more than 100 countries at present. In its sections dealing with India, the report has divided the country in two categories -overall country summary and Jammu and Kashmir (conflict zone).

While the report mentions the challenges faced by journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, it also asserted "Nevertheless the media has emerged as a vibrant sector in Kashmir giving voice to the people".
(With inputs from PTI)