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The victim may take up to 20 minutes to die, suffering severe burns in the process. It is considered to be an especially sadistic and brutal form of execution. | The victim may take up to 20 minutes to die, suffering severe burns in the process. It is considered to be an especially sadistic and brutal form of execution. | ||
== | ==Notible historical uses of necklacing== | ||
*In South Africa during [[Apartheid]], necklacing was used by the black community to punish its members who were perceived as collaborators with the [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]]-led government. Necklacing was primarily used on black police informants; the practice was often carried out in the name of the struggle, although the executive body of the African National Congress condemned it. | *In South Africa during [[Apartheid]], necklacing was used by the black community to punish its members who were perceived as collaborators with the [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]]-led government. Necklacing was primarily used on black police informants; the practice was often carried out in the name of the struggle, although the executive body of the African National Congress condemned it. | ||
*During the early 1960s, when the seeds of the Sri Lankan Civil War were being sown, Sinhalese rioters used necklacing in anti-Tamil riots. Necklacing was also widely used in the second armed insurrection led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. | *During the early 1960s, when the seeds of the Sri Lankan Civil War were being sown, Sinhalese rioters used necklacing in anti-Tamil riots. Necklacing was also widely used in the second armed insurrection led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. | ||